selecting

Example Sentences

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Selecting “We’ll Meet Again” as the sing-along tune to end “The Colbert Report” was both nostalgic and symbolic.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Selecting the best plan is ultimately the hardest, if not impossible, part.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Selecting a Thanksgiving day was a royal prerogative, he declared, accorded solely to him as the representative of the Catholic King James II. Andros named Dec. 1 as Thanksgiving Day for all New England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Selecting plants that tolerate both the highs and lows where you live will increase their chance of returning each year.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

Selecting phenotypes was going to be a flawed mechanism to guarantee genetic selection.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee