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
After observing how hawks target their prey, engineers at one of China’s top military-linked universities trained defensive drones to single out and destroy vulnerable enemy aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
The district goals single out third-grade reading because by third grade, students should be reading to learn rather than learning to read.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
Otto's unmarried colleagues looked around the room, trying to single out the recently divorced sister they'd heard so much about.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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