pickings
Example Sentences
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And while the U.S. ended up with the lion’s share of the matches, Canada was left with slim pickings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
But for 2½ hours she got the error message and could not access the pool of tickets until 12:30 p.m., by which time, she said, “the pickings were slim.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
He explained that, if seals have smaller areas of sea ice available to them, they will congregate in those smaller areas, presenting easier collective pickings for bears.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Squirrels should be smart enough to take the easy pickings over the puzzle box.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026
Great flocks of them have been migrating through here since I’ve arrived, and the pickings are easy.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
