single out
Example Sentences
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“Public-health policies that single out non-U.S. citizens won’t prevent viruses from crossing our borders,” Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, said in a statement.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Youth coaches are notoriously reluctant to single out individual players for assessment.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Beverly Hills officials insist the city did not unfairly single out Brown and stressed the incident was a code-enforcement matter, not one involving policing issues.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Observing how hawks select prey, they trained defensive drones to single out and destroy the most vulnerable enemy aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
To put only in its place, make sure it goes right before the word or phrase you want to single out as the lone wolf.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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