How to Use choosy in a Sentence

choosy

adjective

• You can't be too choosy if you want a job right away.
• We could afford to be as choosy as we wanted to be.
• Nuthatches are not choosy about feeders; most styles do the job.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021
• But this group is also very choosy; the city ranked one of the highest for picky mates by Bumble.
  — Claire Volkman, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2017
• Can women’s sports leagues afford to be choosy about their fan bases?
  — Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2021
• On the other hand, experts say the jobs filled the fastest are meeting the demands of more choosy workers.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2022
• At this point in his career, Tretter doesn’t have to play, and can be choosy about a return.
  — cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022
• All that can be said for sure is that the gods inhabiting the Sacred Cenote were not choosy.
  — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
• In other words, Ferrari can afford to be choosy about who gets its best cars.
  — Charles Fleming, latimes.com, 15 June 2017
• But investors are getting choosier about where to put their money.
  — Jennifer Smith, WSJ, 27 July 2018
• That said, a team like the Heat (or basically any team other than the Warriors) can't be choosy.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 June 2018
• But buyers are choosy and across all price ranges, sellers are giving more and settling for less.
  — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 17 May 2018
• Investors have grown more choosy, but the funding spigot remains open for some.
  — Shefali Anand, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
• On top of that, potential workers can now be choosy and opt for a year-round job with benefits.
  — Lisa Rathke, The Know, 29 Oct. 2019
• However unconventional this team might have been, the Navy didn’t have the time to be choosy.
  — Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
• Rielle, who is actively looking for a new job, is being more choosy.
  — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 4 Mar. 2021
• Businesses could afford to be choosy -- and offer low salaries.
  — Heather Long, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2017
• Are the economy and the public better off when workers get to be choosy or when employers do?
  — Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 June 2021
• And be choosy; only save things that really deserve it.
  — Gretchen Rubin, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2019
• Because new graduates can afford to be choosy, some are taking their time to lock in a new job, recruiters say.
  — Lindsay Ellis, WSJ, 7 May 2022
• With so many companies in need of cash, deep-pocketed investors can be choosy.
  — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020
• In another flashback, Madison's in middle school, and her father tells her not to be choosy about boys.
  — Amanda Ostuni, EW.com, 26 May 2021
• Of course, the giants of the industry are also hawking boutique marques of their own to attract choosier drinkers.
  — Bloomberg.com, 4 May 2017
• Still, with few roster spots available, little money to spend and plenty invested in the young backcourt, the Cavs have to be choosy.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2020
• The fit here is strong, except that Harbaugh can afford to be choosy and ask for personnel control, and the Colts don't have a quarterback plan to present him.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2022
• Researchers surmise that the dinosaur was a choosy eater and that forest fires might have played an important role in its lifestyle.
  — Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 3 June 2020
• The crypt-keepers were choosy about their victims as well, preferring gall wasps without spikes or fur on their bodies.
  — Fox News, 27 Sep. 2019
• This kept her head in the game, her industry contacts warm and provided the financial breathing room to be choosy about her jobs.
  — Jennifer Folsom, NBC News, 20 May 2021
• As for film deals, the estate has become increasingly choosy.
  — Frank Rose, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2003
• That should earn him the right to be somewhat choosy this offseason, with a clear connection to the coaching staff of the Jets as one possibility.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024