sift out

Bernard: Film festivals sift out stuff that would never make the cut.

Unable to sift out the truth, the ladies again appealed to the voters of the family.

Having heard much, I sift out the good and practise it; having seen much, I retain it in my memory.

I have attempted to sift out from this picturesque loose drift the really salient and relevant material.

When the foliage has died down, sift out the roots, and store in dry peat or cocoa-nut fibre for the winter.

Warten, go to the loft, take the lamp and sift out a handful of maize; Zeen must have a bran bath at once.