pick and choose
Example Sentences
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“So you’ll pick and choose which court orders you’ll obey?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
“The intermediate is where we’re seeing the ups and downs, but we can pick and choose what comes out of it,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
“They pick and choose when they respond to demand to help support power markets.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Williamson is no longer obliged to play for New Zealand, having signed a casual playing agreement that gives him freedom to pick and choose when he is available.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
We were here, in this fabulous warehouse with all these incredible things surrounding us that we could pick and choose from, because of Sahil and what he’d done last night.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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