cherry-picker

Example Sentences

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He said he would have liked to see the council consider closing the road at night or using a cherry-picker to carry out the stonework improvements.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

That’s when Tacoma Power workers hoisted cherry-picker buckets and began slicing into pieces a 118-year-old city landmark — the Tacoma totem pole.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2021

The officer alternated between orders and pleads, his cherry-picker crawling more slowly than Tree Man could climb.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 16, 2016

McGregor referred to him as a "cherry-picker" — before Alvarez’s junior-middleweight title fight against obscure champion Liam Smith on Sept. 17 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2016

Start with the possession of a cherry-picker utility truck, which they apparently deployed to reach the tops of the 18-foot-tall poles bringing electricity to the farm.

From New York Times • May 15, 2010