single out
Example Sentences
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“Public-health policies that single out non-U.S. citizens won’t prevent viruses from crossing our borders,” Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, said in a statement.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Instead of leveling whole cities, we can single out enemies and spare innocents.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
The district goals single out third-grade reading because by third grade, students should be reading to learn rather than learning to read.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
Then again, England's overall record in Australia is so bad it feels pointless to single out individual venues.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
On the night of June 13, just after nine o’clock, another abrupt storm had struck the fairgrounds, and this one also seemed to single out the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
