pluck

He studied hydraulics, civil engineering and Shakespeare at the public library and impressed everyone with his pluck and problem-solving prowess.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Once Chaplin’s character disembarks, though, a bit of pluck and a stranger’s generosity pull him out of a possible pit, and a new American life is born.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

"But I've had so many friends do Strictly, and I thought it was about time that I pluck up the courage and made my way on to the dance floor."

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

So Levinson decided to pluck down $850 for two Category 3 tickets — among the cheapest available — for he and his wife to go the final U.S. group-play game at SoFi Stadium in June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

“Come on now,” I say, trying to pluck his arms free.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

He frequently plucks from his tremendous word hoard gems that will send you to the dictionary: bonxie, fankle, rupestral, stramash, zawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The worker plucks the items out of the bin and places them on another robot that resembles a toy Tonka truck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

A long in-swinger comes in but Angus Gunn plucks the ball from the air.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024

In short, Radan ignores Story’s actual arguments, plucks out one sentence and then falsely claims that his argument isn’t clear.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023

“Wow, I’ve got to—” Annabelle plucks her shirt.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

The birds are gutted, plucked and salted on Sula Sgeir before being taken by boat to Lewis where they are counted by a NatureScot official.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

As the smoke from France's worst wildfire in over 75 years rose over the Bassin d'Arcachon, a pair of nearby firefighters tucked into a plate of oysters plucked from the bay west of Bordeaux.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

In the past, studios have plucked influencers from their online niche and slotted them into whatever mainstream production needed a face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

When a violin string is plucked, it produces a main tone along with a series of overtones.

From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026

To the left, a couple of small couches and low tables looked plucked out of a hotel lobby.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

"It is a pretty-looking thing," he concedes, plucking fragments off a clump torn from a carpet of green moss.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

It bursts with insights that mix journalistic acumen with gossip, backed by a score generously seasoned with mischievous violin string plucking.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

She’s over wasting time plucking chin hairs, searching for brain fog-induced lost reading glasses and — most of all — withholding her opinions so as not to offend others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026

Raffy, Diouf and ambitious young Pistache sat at the top of a baobab, plucking a breakfast of fruit that they cracked open with a whack-whack-whack against the branches.

From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026

Giving it a hard pull, he rolled over, plucking out his dagger in the same movement.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques