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

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