plucked

Example Sentences

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Anyone but the people who plucked him from obscurity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

"Mums may have plucked up the courage to come in that day to talk about their mental health, but then they can't come if there's no slots available," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

After “Let ’Em In,” McCartney asked his band member Brian Ray to show off the song’s all-important bass line: a single note plucked over and over and over again.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

“Have a seat. You look like the zopilotes, those nasty good-for-nothing vultures, beat you up and plucked every feather off your pretty wings.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall