single out
Example Sentences
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Instead of leveling whole cities, we can single out enemies and spare innocents.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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
Then again, England's overall record in Australia is so bad it feels pointless to single out individual venues.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
In a livestream of the event, Nawat seemed to single out Miss Mexico during a dispute over her apparent failure to post promotional content on her social media.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
“Why would kids single out this one construction site to vandalize?”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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