How to Use pick over in a Sentence
pick over
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Most of the team’s late-round draft picks over the last three years are no longer with the team.
—Steve Reed, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2024
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Release the oils from the orange zest through a flaming wood pick over the surface of the drink and serve.
—Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023
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McLaughlin won the job when Cody Parkey got hurt, but will the Browns pick over the waiver wire this week?
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2021
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The Raiders received two first-round picks, a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick over the next two seasons.
—Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 21 Jan. 2022
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Place the lentils in a large bowl or colander, and pick over and discard any debris.
—Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2021
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That's why a headlamp might be a good pick over a normal flashlight, and this one is one of the best.
—Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 5 Oct. 2020
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Trump doubled down on the pick over the weekend, saying Vance has the best chance of winning.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Apr. 2022
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Thirty-nine Auburn players have been chosen with those picks over the years.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 18 Apr. 2023
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Brandin Cooks was delivered to Dallas in a trade that cost a couple of Day Three picks over the next two drafts.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
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Maurice Canady, who found himself in the slot with Jourdan Lewis out, also had a pick over the middle.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 27 July 2021
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To use fresh cranberries, rinse them in a strainer, then pick over and discard any that are very soft or mushy.
—Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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The Knicks lost a second-round pick over tampering with Jalen Brunson.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
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Though the Stars don’t have a first-round pick in this year’s draft due to the Nils Lundkvist trade, Dallas has hit on several of their top picks over the last few years.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 28 June 2023
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The entertainment industry, not the only one with a bone to pick over AI right now.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023
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But for most workplace challenges, success is about solving the problems in front of us, not picking over the past.
—Dr. Janet Ahn, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2023
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The winter sales that kicked off in December are hitting peak season, abundant with deals that are ripe for the plucking — and soon to be picked over.
—Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
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The real intrigue comes six picks later when Indiana makes its sixth first-round pick over the past two seasons at No. 7.
—Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2023
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Steve Kiem should send the pick over without hesitation.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2020
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After angling for at least a first-round pick in return, Detroit ultimately chose salary cap space and a future pick over him.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2020
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The television talking heads pick over each and every juicy tidbit like vultures over carrion.
—Kay Jones, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
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Virtually all guitar players who have used a pick over the past six decades have labeled Watson a pioneer of that style.
—Ted Olson, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2023
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This mini model from Cosori was the top compact air fryer pick over at Epicurious.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
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For water tables, our staff members tested 15 different picks over the past five years, testing each with toddlers and preschoolers.
—goodhousekeeping.com, 27 May 2023
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Marilyn dead has proved a far meatier subject than Marilyn alive—as she is picked over and re-mythologized, transformed from victim to agent and back again.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Jan. 2023
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The juries in recent years have also seemed to favor a conventional pick over something more eccentric.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
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The bank’s shares remain unlisted on Wall Street, and its divisions and assets are being auctioned by the government for other banks or investment funds to pick over.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2023
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The little that was known about him was picked over ravenously in every conceivable outlet, from literary magazines to Reddit threads.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
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Orlando has loaded its roster with lottery picks over the past several years and needs veteran help, meaning that pick could be available as the draft approaches.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
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Analysts say her short record could make for an easier confirmation, with fewer contentious opinions to pick over.
—Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2020
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Other writers have picked over the ethical issues of exposing this private writing.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
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