pick and choose

Example Sentences

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“They will pick and choose what they think is important.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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're in this really great place, that I hope will continue, where we're getting to pick and choose what we want to do - rather than it being forced or an expectation," she added.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Instead, the move toward around-the-clock trading would give them greater opportunity to pick and choose when they would want to be online.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 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