select
Example Sentences
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One of Malaysia’s largest convenience-store chain operators, KK Mart, plans to start meeting select investors next month ahead of an initial public offering that could give the company a market value of about $750 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Satire, scandal and sun-drenched secrets: Our critics select the best new fiction and nonfiction to fill your summer stack.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
He can select Cammy Devlin instead of Leonard, but Devlin is only just back from injury himself.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Anthropic withheld the model’s release to the public, but made it available to a select group of companies through Project Glasswing.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
My longing for someone to talk to has become so unbearable that I somehow took it into my head to select Peter for this role.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing select
Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 81-90
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 6
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"Charlotte's Web": Chapter One
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