pickings
Example Sentences
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Although it’s sometimes annoying to see an artist you admire reduced to a metric for healthy sleep habits or a proponent for sticktoitiveness, the short, snackable nature of Brain Pickings makes it innocuous enough.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2019
If you’ve never visited Maria Popova’s Brain Pickings website, you’re in for more than a treat.
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2018
Maria Popova, who curates the popular Brain Pickings blog by reading 12-15 books a week, said “doggedness.”
From Time • Jun. 18, 2014
Per Brain Pickings, singer songwriter Luke Dick’s tune is “a heartening homage to our shared stardust, featuring papercraft by artist Benjamin Wright Coleman.”
From Scientific American • Dec. 15, 2013
"Take your time," said Pickings, biting his nails.
From Murder in Any Degree by Johnson, Owen
