pickings

Example Sentences

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We are small fry by most standards, but I can imagine state lawmakers looking at us as easy pickings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Squirrels should be smart enough to take the easy pickings over the puzzle box.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

This year, low rainfall led to slim pickings in the West Bank, including for the tree whose many nicknames include the Elder, the Bedouin Tree and Mother of Olives.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

"It's rich pickings in London," said Paul Brennan, chairman of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

More attention to her looks than these pullings of hairs and pickings at spots would have caused gossip among the villagers.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston