How to Use handpick in a Sentence

handpick

verb
  • They run a farm where you can handpick fresh strawberries.
  • The executive handpicked her successor.
  • One quick control is to handpick these pests from the plants.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 June 2017
  • Go out at night with a flashlight or head lamp and handpick them.
    — oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • Use gloves to handpick them, then toss in bucket of soapy water.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Use gloves to handpick them, then toss in bucket of soapy water.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Here, guests can handpick their own fresh produce in the field in peak seasons.
    — Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
  • And there is absolutely no wrong way to handpick the best songs for the day.
    — Mia Uzzell, Glamour, 19 June 2022
  • Panarin holds a full no-movement clause, which gives him the power to shop around and handpick his next team.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Apple has handpicked a dozen apps people can use to track the storm and stay connected.
    — Alyssa Newcomb, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Wear gloves to handpick small numbers, then drop into a bucket of soapy water.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • Wear gloves to handpick small numbers, then drop into a bucket of soapy water.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
  • All attendees will be able to handpick three books from the stacks, which will be organized by grade.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Trump handpicked Powell for the job but has since expressed some regret about his choice.
    — Washington Post, 10 July 2019
  • For example, all items on this boot events page, are handpicked by the site's fashion experts.
    — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 14 Dec. 2018
  • The doc wants everything on the table, and the subject wants to handpick how said table is set.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Many presidents handpicked the species of tree planted in the grove to represent them.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2019
  • The trust that Pat Bowlen handpicked to control the Broncos did not agree.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 9 Dec. 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
  • And then there was Jackson, who handpicked two coaches and subverted both of them.
    — Harvey Araton, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The drawback here is the current roster was, by all accounts, handpicked by Kreis.
    — Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, 16 June 2018
  • In fact, Rocha handpicked Sevigny to walk in her fall ‘19 show.
    — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Lynch was handpicked by head coach Kyle Shanahan to be his partner at the 49ers.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 31 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • You're invited to handpick fruit by the gallon, but there's no attendant.
    — Leigh Ann Henion, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • 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

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