pickings

Example Sentences

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We are small fry by most standards, but I can imagine state lawmakers looking at us as easy pickings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

But for 2½ hours she got the error message and could not access the pool of tickets until 12:30 p.m., by which time, she said, “the pickings were slim.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Squirrels should be smart enough to take the easy pickings over the puzzle box.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

This year, low rainfall led to slim pickings in the West Bank, including for the tree whose many nicknames include the Elder, the Bedouin Tree and Mother of Olives.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

They circled out over the bay in search of better pickings.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen