single out
Example Sentences
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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
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board last month singled out Hollywood Burbank Airport as having a concerning risk of a midair collision.
From Los Angeles Times
Such abundance makes the job of a critic difficult: For every artist and presentation that gets singled out there are several others that are elided due to space constraints.
The latest move singles out dozens of Japanese industrial heavyweights including shipbuilding and aerospace firms.
From Barron's
“And it really doesn’t seem like civilians of any nationality are being singled out.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
