hand-pick
Example Sentences
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She told police: "I wanted her on the unit, I really did. When students come through the system you are almost able to hand-pick the creme de la creme and she was one of those."
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
Outgoing presidents and governors were allowed to hand-pick their successors, but had to retire from politics entirely after their term ended.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
Given Kishida’s close ties with the finance ministry, he may hand-pick a former top bureaucrat from the institution, though there is no consensus on who could be among strong candidates.
From Reuters ● Jan. 17, 2023
I hand-pick all the plants from local independent nurseries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
I hand-pick in sacks and baskets; pack in tight, eleven-peck barrels; but sell most of my apples in the orchard to teamsters from the West.
From The Apple by Various
