the pick of the bunch
noun phrase
: the best one of a group
I read many books this summer, and that was the pick of the bunch.
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Midfielder Armstrong has been the pick of the bunch so far.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 21 July 2025
But the pick of the bunch might be Metroid Prime 4, the latest (and long-awaited) entry in one of the oddest and eeriest first-person shooter franchises of all time.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
One woman applied a dolphin design to her face; one of the men in the group got a barbed wire design running across his neck; while the pick of the bunch saw another of the guys opt for an Illuminati-style pyramid tattoo on his forehead.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Callum Burton was the pick of the bunch last night, twice denying United striker Rhian Brewster, including from the penalty spot.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Yet the pick of the bunch was a second Masters triumph last month.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 21 July 2025
But the pick of the bunch might be Metroid Prime 4, the latest (and long-awaited) entry in one of the oddest and eeriest first-person shooter franchises of all time.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
One woman applied a dolphin design to her face; one of the men in the group got a barbed wire design running across his neck; while the pick of the bunch saw another of the guys opt for an Illuminati-style pyramid tattoo on his forehead.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Callum Burton was the pick of the bunch last night, twice denying United striker Rhian Brewster, including from the penalty spot.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Yet the pick of the bunch was a second Masters triumph last month.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
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“The pick of the bunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pick%20of%20the%20bunch. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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