pick out
verb
picked out; picking out; picks out
2
: to play the notes of by ear or one by one
picking out tunes on the piano
Examples of pick out in a Sentence
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Goodman, a fourth-round pick out of Memphis in 2021, made his major league debut on Aug. 27 of last season.
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2024
While picking out Christmas trees with schoolchildren in 2019, Kate likened one student to her youngest.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Filtering out the true signal from the early universe will be like picking out the sound of a spring breeze at a construction site.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
The Dolphins bolstered their special teams Wednesday by agreeing to terms with veteran New York Giants free agent linebacker Cam Brown.
Brown, a former sixth-round pick out of Penn State, had seven special teams tackles last season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The turning point on Saturday was not hard to pick out.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
First, pick out any moldy or rotting strawberries and throw them out.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2024
The hard-throwing Miller, a first-round pick out of Louisville in 2020, had a breakout rookie year in 2023, going 11-4 with a 3.76 ERA in 22 starts, striking out 119 and walking 32 in 124 ⅓ innings.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Rice — a North Richland Hills, Texas native — was the Chiefs’ second-round pick out of SMU in 2023.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2024
While picking out Christmas trees with schoolchildren in 2019, Kate likened one student to her youngest.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Filtering out the true signal from the early universe will be like picking out the sound of a spring breeze at a construction site.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
The Dolphins bolstered their special teams Wednesday by agreeing to terms with veteran New York Giants free agent linebacker Cam Brown.
Brown, a former sixth-round pick out of Penn State, had seven special teams tackles last season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The turning point on Saturday was not hard to pick out.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
First, pick out any moldy or rotting strawberries and throw them out.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2024
The hard-throwing Miller, a first-round pick out of Louisville in 2020, had a breakout rookie year in 2023, going 11-4 with a 3.76 ERA in 22 starts, striking out 119 and walking 32 in 124 ⅓ innings.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Rice — a North Richland Hills, Texas native — was the Chiefs’ second-round pick out of SMU in 2023.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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