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
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
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
I have found that few of these objections single out clarity or grace or coherence.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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