weeding out

Example Sentences

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Parkanyi vets every submission, weeding out couples who appear rapacious for money, or those who demand a specific type of foreigner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Social media platforms will be held responsible for weeding out underage accounts.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

The commission released a list of 74.2 million voters in September, weeding out 4.7 million names.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Her bill would also prod states to do a better job of weeding out ineligible families or else be forced to cover some of those costs themselves.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

This insures enthusiasm, weeding out the misfits, the formation of a body of men trained to the work; but I am not sure that it is not a mistake.

From Through Our Unknown Southwest by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)