handpick
verb
hand·pick
ˈhan(d)-ˈpik 
handpicked; handpicking; handpicks
1
: to pick by hand as opposed to a machine process
2
: to select personally or for personal ends
Synonyms
Examples of handpick in a Sentence
They run a farm where you can handpick fresh strawberries.
a box of handpicked strawberries
The executive handpicked her successor.
Recent Examples on the Web
When setting up the device for a child, choose Selected Contacts in the calling and messaging apps to handpick the contacts for incoming and outgoing calls.
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Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
At every Eras show, the 14-time Grammy winner handpicks two songs that aren’t already on the setlist to play that night — one on piano and one on guitar.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
In preparation for the process, Zanini had to handpick threads in 1,800 different hues.
—New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Alta Baja pantry box Delilah Snell, owner of Alta Baja Market in Santa Ana, handpicks a collection of some of her customers’ favorite staples and accompanies it with meal ideas and recipes.
—L.a. Times Food Staff, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
Fast forward to today, and this plant is harvested globally by fisherman or seaweed farmers who handpick it from the seafloor.
—Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
Charisse Dean, director of ESG social strategy and operations at consulting firm KPMG, notes that clients in the oil and gas sector often handpick talent who can serve as ERG leaders.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
Jay and Alison are one of those couples that seems to do everything well (Figure out how to handpick and fresh-press California olives in a matter of hours!
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
Rising above a quiet east-central Utah town, there’s a plot of 28,500 acres that has become the center of a debate over tribal sovereignty, discrimination and whether a state trust has the authority to handpick a buyer when selling off valuable land.
—Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
At every Eras show, the 14-time Grammy winner handpicks two songs that aren’t already on the setlist to play that night — one on piano and one on guitar.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
In preparation for the process, Zanini had to handpick threads in 1,800 different hues.
—New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Alta Baja pantry box Delilah Snell, owner of Alta Baja Market in Santa Ana, handpicks a collection of some of her customers’ favorite staples and accompanies it with meal ideas and recipes.
—L.a. Times Food Staff, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
Fast forward to today, and this plant is harvested globally by fisherman or seaweed farmers who handpick it from the seafloor.
—Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
Charisse Dean, director of ESG social strategy and operations at consulting firm KPMG, notes that clients in the oil and gas sector often handpick talent who can serve as ERG leaders.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
Jay and Alison are one of those couples that seems to do everything well (Figure out how to handpick and fresh-press California olives in a matter of hours!
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
Rising above a quiet east-central Utah town, there’s a plot of 28,500 acres that has become the center of a debate over tribal sovereignty, discrimination and whether a state trust has the authority to handpick a buyer when selling off valuable land.
—Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
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handpick
verb
hand·pick
ˈhan(d)-ˈpik
: to select personally
a handpicked successor
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