How to Use handpick in a Sentence

handpick

verb

• They run a farm where you can handpick fresh strawberries.
• The executive handpicked her successor.
• Put on a glove, handpick them, bag them and throw them out.
  — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
• One quick control is to handpick these pests from the plants.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 June 2017
• The trust that Pat Bowlen handpicked to control the Broncos did not agree.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2018
• Go out at night with a flashlight or head lamp and handpick them.
  — oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2022
• Scroll on to find the right regimen, handpicked by us for you.
  — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 15 May 2017
• And there is absolutely no wrong way to handpick the best songs for the day.
  — Mia Uzzell, Glamour, 19 June 2022
• The food joint will serve breakfast, brunch, and lunch, and the menu will be full of recipes handpicked by both Chip and Joanna.
  — Jessica Mattern, Country Living, 21 June 2017
• The food joint will serve breakfast, brunch, and lunch, and the menu will be full of recipes handpicked by both Chip and Joanna.
  — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 21 June 2017
• Lynch was handpicked by head coach Kyle Shanahan to be his partner at the 49ers.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 31 Jan. 2020
• Several Bedouin women have been hired to come and handpick the juicy bunches in the cool of dawn.
  — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
• In fact, Rocha handpicked Sevigny to walk in her fall ‘19 show.
  — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 5 Mar. 2020
• Her groom handpicked some of the stems in the bouquet, which was designed by florist Philippa Craddock.
  — Kate Storey, Town & Country, 12 Oct. 2018
• Your reply merely earns you a spot on the wait list, from which Bateman handpicks 16 or so names.
  — Nicole Catanese, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Sep. 2016
• Plus for $20 a month, Wantable Fitness sends you five pieces of athletic-wear that are handpicked by a stylist.
  — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 7 Nov. 2017
• Ahead, a collection of bras, handpicked by the experts for all of your small-chested needs.
  — Claudia Saide, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2018
• The guests for this event were thoroughly researched and handpicked by a committee over the course of three months.
  — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2020
• Apple has handpicked a dozen apps people can use to track the storm and stay connected.
  — Alyssa Newcomb, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2017
• Trump handpicked Powell for the job but has since expressed some regret about his choice.
  — Washington Post, 10 July 2019
• The drawback here is the current roster was, by all accounts, handpicked by Kreis.
  — Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, 16 June 2018
• Davis handpicked Del Rio three years ago, to replace Tony Sparano.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2017
• The roses bloom for only a few short weeks, and women handpick the flowers during that time.
  — Jessica Matlin, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Sep. 2021
• Many presidents handpicked the species of tree planted in the grove to represent them.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2019
• The dispute between McCabe and Comey pits the former deputy director against the ex-boss who handpicked him for the job.
  — Bloomberg.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• Ahead, shop 6 must-have items from the Nordstrom sale, handpicked by Teen Vogue editors.
  — Teen Vogue, 26 July 2019
• The class had roughly 20 students, all handpicked by the Swiss from warring nations.
  — Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2017
• The boys have been handpicked by professional scouts and plucked from their small clubs across Spain and sometimes abroad.
  — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2018
• In preparation for the process, Zanini had to handpick threads in 1,800 different hues.
  — New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• At every Eras show, the 14-time Grammy winner handpicks two songs that aren’t already on the setlist to play that night — one on piano and one on guitar.
  — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024