pick and choose
Example Sentences
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“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
“Unlike many bands who pick and choose who they want to be, who are created around a leader, we were not created around the leader,” she explains.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 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
But I’m not the first to be allowed to pick and choose, and I doubt if I’ll be the last.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
