picks at
Example Sentences
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She is one of those kids who picks at their food.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The analysts shared their income stock picks at a time when investors are fretting about how the war in Iran could disrupt the global economic outlook.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
That gives her influence over whom Mamdani picks at City Hall to carry out his affordability agenda and is unlikely to assuage concerns that his administration will carry out an agenda unfriendly to business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
The oatmeal color looks about right and when Risa picks at it with her trowel, the surrounding black and gray debris falls away, revealing the rough outline of a box’s edge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
The sores on his kneecaps never heal because he picks at the scabs and puts them in his mouth.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
