single out
Example Sentences
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King isn’t sure whether they might have been singled out for bumping because they weren’t paying the standard fare.
From MarketWatch
Ashton said the French side could "score at will" and singled out winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey for praise.
From BBC
Offering his thanks to friends and co-workers, he singled out his mother, Marilyn O’Connor, who he brought to the event.
From Los Angeles Times
John Fingleton, who wrote the report, singled out Hinkley Point's elaborate fish protection measures as a case study of "overly cautious regulation".
From BBC
But I was still stopped, still singled out, still treated differently.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.