How to Use select in a Sentence

select

1 of 3 adjective

• The group was small and select.
• A select committee was formed to plan the project.
• He only drinks select wines.
• Only a select few will be accepted into the program.
• A select number of people are invited.
• Only a few select employees attended the meeting.
• But lucky cinephiles in select cities won’t have to wait that long.
  — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
• From the pop-up menu, select Polls.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
• Only a select few have been there.
  — Kennedy French, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
• And these aren’t reserved for a select few.
  — Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
• Well, there's only a select few that get to do that.
  — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
• Scroll down for results from select races.
  — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
• There’s some select nonstick on sale too.
  — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 June 2026
• Options are from a select menu.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
• Options are from a select menu.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
• Eleanor the Great is in select theaters now.
  — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
• There are a select few who carry the sleepers on their backs.
  — Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Veritas is one of a select few firms that have bucked that trend this year.
  — Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• But a very select few get tokens of their lives placed among the living.
  — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
• On select sailings, the third and fourth guests in your party can sail for free.
  — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
• Five lucky winners will win select prizes from our co-hosts' favorite brands!
  — ABC News, 6 Feb. 2024
• Gone were the accounts with rates as high as 6% or 7% for select savers.
  — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 June 2026
• In the left menu, select Updates.
  — Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
• Grab yours at select theatres while supplies last.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
• Win your initial bet in select states to score a $150 bonus.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
• And of course, the dream is to open a few more beautiful stores in select cities around the world.
  — Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• These plans are available in select areas.
  — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
• But history happens to all of us, not just a select few.
  — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
• Last year, the company raised prices on a select number of items.
  — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
• But again, the deal only applied to new sign-ups in select areas.
  — Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025

select

2 of 3 verb

• Please select one item from the list.
• Knowing the importance of making the right choice, he selected carefully.
• Select “Insert” from the “Edit” menu.
• The school will only select 12 applicants for enrollment.
• Their goal was to select the best podcast.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
• Blass pours some coffee, lights a cigar, and selects his first pitch.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
• Instead, sift through this list of grits recipes and select the one that sounds best to you.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2023
• Just select a color and driving it off the lot.
  — Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
• Once selected, ball crew members are paid per hour.
  — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• The band size and color can be selected as well as the choice of up to five charms.
  — Zuri Primos june 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
• He was not selected with a captain’s pick.
  — Ben Morse, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
• Attendees will learn how to select, plant and care for native plants.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• There’s also a plush version, so be careful not to select that one.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
• The top four guards and top six frontcourt players were selected as starters.
  — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
• One player went first, then selected the next player to go, and so on, and so forth.
  — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2025
• He was selected to speak second and stood just feet from Kirk when the shot was fired.
  — Amanda Castro joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
• The panel was asked to select from a range of between five and 99 years or life.
  — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
• As with any technique, do your best to match the hatch when selecting your swimbaits.
  — Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
• Zeelool offers a vast collection of frames to select from.
  — Advertorial, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
• Those six then selected three non-lawyer members of the public.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
• The league’s head coaches will select the 12 reserves for the team.
  — Mercury News, 2 July 2026
• When selecting art, don't get caught up in arbitrary rules.
  — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 6 Feb. 2026
• Soul was selected for Cannes, which got canceled.
  — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
• Then, the two winners were selected.
  — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
• Here's how the winners were selected.
  — Time Staff, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
• Delta says that trial users were selected at random.
  — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
• This harks back to the days when everyone selected a major that spoke to them.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• The Kings selected Acuff with the seventh pick in the draft.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
• If selected, his pace and shape add a strike option that the others cannot replicate.
  — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
• Revamp your long-term plans and select a place or project that feels compatible.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024

select

3 of 3 noun

• Shop it all here, and keep scrolling to browse our top selects.
  — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 1 May 2026
• These are the top-ranking selects.
  — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
• Done in wool, corduroy, and tweed, these selects add a bit of charm to any look.
  — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
• Ahead are our top selects that will look fresh even after long-haul flights and multi-city tours.
  — Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2023
• If your size is not available, check out these other selects below.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 16 July 2023
• In full sun select from zinnias, cosmos, moss roses and purslane.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 16 Apr. 2020
• There’s still 8 more hours to submit your selects for Movie Night.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 June 2026
• Unlike their nuggets, the selects were made with whole pieces of chicken breast that were battered and fried.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
• The first round of voting selects five nominees.
  — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
• Casting selects for people-pleasers.
  — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
• Circle members can also shop select deals that day, starting at 6 pm.
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 23 Nov. 2019
• Some of the above selects can be immersed as deep as 100 meters without any harm done.
  — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
• At least one of these prospects figures to be available when the Cowboys select at No.
  — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2020
• The feature is being tested in select markets now and will be expanded through the year.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2020
• Viewers learn the difference between prime grade beef, choice and select, for instance.
  — Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 4 July 2021
• Whichever team Jawan selects must run the challenge with 20 pounds of coconuts on their backs.
  — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
• Take time to thin overgrown plants in late summer, cutting select stems off at ground level to allow air to move freely around plants.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
• Why would a bird select for this, outside of natural selection?
  — Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
• Some of our top selects include the sleeveless turtleneck, the signature tee, and the pure wide leg denim.
  — Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2023
• Each year, the reigning champion selects the menu, acts as host for all previous winners and picks up the tab.
  — Ryan Brennan april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
• Ahead, see our selects for the best clothing that can adapt to any Italian destination.
  — Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
• Below is chart of forecast highs and maximum heat index values for a number of select cites across the region.
  — Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 26 July 2021
• Belgium, Greece and Austria are all resuming lessons for select grades in coming weeks.
  — Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 10 May 2020
• Scientists use information from the genome of the virus to create a blueprint of select antigens.
  — Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2020
• Chick-fil-A gave the side a test run in select markets back in 2017 when it was introduced along with baked beans.
  — Ana Calderone, PEOPLE.com, 12 Aug. 2019
• The female selects the nesting site, which is usually 5 to 15 feet off the ground, in a tree or shrub, or on a window ledge.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2026
• Multi-terrain select allows the driver to choose a drive mode to match the terrain, such as loose rock or mud and sand, for optimal traction.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Apr. 2020
• In Grid mode, just long-tap the book cover and select Remove From Device from the pop-up menu.
  — Michael Ansaldo, PCWorld, 20 Apr. 2020
• Embrace your most feminine side with our selects below, which work for everyday or as the finishing touch on a wedding guest look.
  — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
• Papier's planners are beautiful, tried-and-true selects.
  — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026