select

Example Sentences

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"It's only small capacity so we can only select a few, but really looking forward to it, I will sing some new songs."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

To keep the company’s roughly 20% return rate steady, it also charges a restocking fee—which it recently doubled to 20% of the purchase price, or higher for select designer gowns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For this global tournament, the Santa Ana local has handcrafted dresses, halter tops, bikinis and mini balloon skirts for select countries including Mexico, Colombia, Italy, Spain, Brazil and Argentina.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The new secretary of the Army, Pete Geren, was handed a list of the Army generals who would serve on that year’s panel to select which colonels would be promoted to one-star general.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Hans helped the boys select a symbol and sew a brand-new flag.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti