make a/one's selection

idiom

: to choose something from a group

Examples of make a/one's selection in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Consumers who download the Robomart app can summon the ice cream van to their home, tap to open the van door to reveal the ice cream cases, make a selection, and have the payment automatically processed on their phone. Joan Verdon, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Below, the reporters make a selection and give a rationale for it. Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022 The only stipulation is the choice needs to be approved from Public Works’ forestry division, and anyone who doesn’t make a selection will be assigned a tree. Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 16 July 2021 Klum didn't even have to make a selection, because Mandel voted to save Bad Salsa. Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2020 Cold weather cocktails like the Sleep Warm and Danny Boy are two particular standouts on the current menu, while visitors who prefer their spirits neat can make a selection from the bar’s lengthy list of Japanese whiskies. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023 The Rangers had a full 40-man roster and could not make a selection. Dallas News, 7 Dec. 2022 The Celtics aren’t scheduled to make a selection before the 53rd pick, having traded their first-rounder (25th overall) to the Spurs in the Derrick White deal. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022 Etro dug deep into the house’s archive to make a selection for the collaboration. Steff Yotka, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2021

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