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
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
Judges play a central role in weeding out jurors that may have bias towards either party.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2023
The total force of infantry was probably not more than three thousand, as each regiment was thinned down by weeding out every man who could not be relied upon for a forced march.
From History of the Second Massachusetts Regiment of Infantry: Beverly Ford. by Oakey, Daniel