How to Use make a/one's selection in a Sentence
make a/one's selection
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The Rangers had a full 40-man roster and could not make a selection.
— Dallas News, 7 Dec. 2022 -
One team ahead of the Tigers — the Kansas City Royals — could not make a selection due to a full 40-man roster.
— Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2022 -
Each team is given 10 minutes to make a selection in that round.
— Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2021 -
The Celtics aren’t scheduled to make a selection before the 53rd pick, having traded their first-rounder (25th overall) to the Spurs in the Derrick White deal.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022 -
Five percent did not make a selection, said spokesman Chris Eftychiou.
— Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2021 -
On March 22, the board will interview those finalists and make a selection.
— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2022 -
The customer has to find the restaurant, peruse the menu, make a selection, pay for the order and extra fees, enter an address and then wait to receive their meal.
— Yec, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021 -
But this was his first opportunity to make a selection of his own.
— Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2022 -
Seven Hills intends to make a selection by the end of the current school year to ensure a smooth transition of leadership.
— The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2022 -
If the board does not make a selection within 20 days, the governor then chooses a replacement.
— Faimon Roberts, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020 -
Etro dug deep into the house’s archive to make a selection for the collaboration.
— Steff Yotka, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2021 -
Noticeably absent from Thursday night’s proceedings: the Rams themselves, who don’t plan to make a selection in the first round again until the draft is held at a colony on Mars.
— New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022 -
Kundig was looking for a way to get the attention of the nation's Catholic bishops, who were scheduled to make a selection at their meeting in May in Baltimore.
— Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2021 -
There are a variety of wood options available, so book lovers can make a selection that best matches a home aesthetic.
— Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 28 Oct. 2022 -
The vast majority of these brick & mortar locations break free of the traditional role of the store as simply a place to go see stuff, make a selection, pay for it and take it home with you.
— Steve Dennis, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
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