pluck

So Levinson decided to pluck down $850 for two Category 3 tickets — among the cheapest available — for he and his wife to go the final U.S. group-play game at SoFi Stadium in June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

She brings a sort of Disney princess innocence and pluck to Anna, which makes sense considering she played Ariel in the live-action “The Little Mermaid.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

Bethell's performances have vindicated England's decision to pluck him from relative obscurity.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

If Bezos had any of that pluck, we certainly would not be reading about the Post’s pending demise.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026

Penelope summoned her last reserves of pluck and returned to her stony seat by the fire.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

He frequently plucks from his tremendous word hoard gems that will send you to the dictionary: bonxie, fankle, rupestral, stramash, zawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The worker plucks the items out of the bin and places them on another robot that resembles a toy Tonka truck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

He plucks each stake from the ground, knowing that while these flower decorations might feel insignificant amid the devastation, they also might make her smile.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025

“May December” — Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik Holiday hit “The Holdovers” from David Hemingson should take this — the film is popular and plucks the heartstrings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

He plucks out a blade of grass with his free hand and spins it between the pads of his thumb and index finger.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

As the smoke from France's worst wildfire in over 75 years rose over the Bassin d'Arcachon, a pair of nearby firefighters tucked into a plate of oysters plucked from the bay west of Bordeaux.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

When a violin string is plucked, it produces a main tone along with a series of overtones.

From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026

We plucked three healthy tomato plants and three pots.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Normally, top mandarins are plucked from the British civil service for the Washington post.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

With breathtaking accuracy it sprang straight into the air—twice the height of a person—and plucked the hapless creature off its perch.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

The company made headlines this week for plucking downed pilots out of peril, but its larger goal is to keep servicemembers out of harm’s way in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Scotland's third try was the pick of the bunch, with replacement Scott plucking Meryl Smith's pinpoint kick from the air and effortlessly stepping Kayleigh Powell to put daylight between the scores.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

It bursts with insights that mix journalistic acumen with gossip, backed by a score generously seasoned with mischievous violin string plucking.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

She’s over wasting time plucking chin hairs, searching for brain fog-induced lost reading glasses and — most of all — withholding her opinions so as not to offend others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026

In the evening Hattie had me help her prepare for a ball, including plucking out the hairs that grew in profusion above her upper lip.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine