handpicked
Example Sentences
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Curtis handpicked Turner as his assistant last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Nozell said that Parton had worked with her "handpicked" team for the past several years, to "build a project roadmap that will guide us for decades to come".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Instead, officials are trying to direct millions to handpicked organizations, according to sources and documents.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
So while mFlusiva has the FDA’s blessing, Kennedy’s handpicked panel could still recommend that only a subset of Americans—say, people with compromised immune systems—get it.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Principal Rivera handpicked the kids that fit her picture of what this thirtieth anniversary celebration should look like. Us? Our loud punk band? Not part of that picture.”
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
