cherry-pick
verb
cher·ry-pick
ˈcher-ē-ˌpik 
cherry-picked; cherry-picking; cherry-picks
: to select the best or most desirable
: to select as being the best or most desirable
also
: to select the best or most desirable from
cherry-picked the art collection
Examples of cherry-pick in a Sentence
cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief
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Instead, just like the home deals we cherry-picked ahead of this year’s Memorial Day, many of the pieces have achieved virality on TikTok and received our own seal of approval after multiple rounds of testing.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
So while everyone else was laughing behind my back and cherry-picking easy assignments, my first five were mortuaries battling hepatitis outbreaks.
—Jim Dunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Many of his vetoes seemed to cherry-pick projects from longer lists.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2025
Apple can certainly afford to cherry-pick projects, choosing only to work with top directors and major stars on films that meet a certain criteria.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 June 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
So while everyone else was laughing behind my back and cherry-picking easy assignments, my first five were mortuaries battling hepatitis outbreaks.
—Jim Dunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Many of his vetoes seemed to cherry-pick projects from longer lists.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2025
Apple can certainly afford to cherry-pick projects, choosing only to work with top directors and major stars on films that meet a certain criteria.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cherry-pick
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cherry-pick. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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