pickings
Example Sentences
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It is slim pickings when assessing Hull's assets, so it's likely best to look at players from other clubs for your FPL teams at this point.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
A hunk of romaine was easy pickings for Porkchop and her three flippers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
Squirrels should be smart enough to take the easy pickings over the puzzle box.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026
They hoped, not without reason, for pickings of giant innards.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
