pick out
Example Sentences
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"Using seismic waves from earthquakes, we can create a slice-through image of the lithosphere, much like a sonar can pick out features on the seabed," said Professor Sergei Lebedev, a geophysicist involved in the study.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
It's not a game England fans remember too fondly, but can you pick out the players who started the match?
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
“This team is ready to go,” said McDuffie, a first-round pick out of Washington who starred in high school at Anaheim Servite and Bellflower St. John Bosco highs.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Tandy, meanwhile, said he was "disappointed" with the result but preferred to pick out the positives in a performance which was head and shoulders above anything Wales have produced in recent years.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
And for the first time in several years, I was able to pick out a card to give to Barack on our anniversary.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
