selective

Example Sentences

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“Apathy and confusion abound, and in our view, investors need to stay selective and have some patience,” he said in a note released Saturday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

In this case, an "and" logic gate ensures that the drug activates only when both cancer markers are present, making the treatment highly selective.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

The broad selloff may be followed with some selective buying later on.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“Some of these were based on complete junk science and a selective cherry-picking of statistics,” Ms. Dhillon says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

I had no idea, though, how to make attraction selective, how to control its direction and magnitude.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston