cherry-pick
verb
cher·ry-pick
ˈcher-ē-ˌpik 
cherry-picked; cherry-picking; cherry-picks
: to select the best or most desirable
: to select as being the best or most desirable
also
: to select the best or most desirable from
cherry-picked the art collection
Examples of cherry-pick in a Sentence
cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief
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Other Senate Republicans on Armed Services who’ve had conversations with Colby downplayed his past remarks as cherry-picked or taken out of context.
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Mar. 2025
But Hackman’s character was based on a real agent who was instrumental in solving the killings, and his live-wire performance blunted the fact-checkers, turning Anderson into a progressive fantasy echo of Popeye Doyle who cherry-picked his biography to charm and smash the racists.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Players from both teams cherry-picked at the offensive end of the court instead of getting back on defense.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
Plaintiff’s attempt to cherry-pick a few decade-old cases as examples proves that the company provides excellent care overall.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Mar. 2025
But Hackman’s character was based on a real agent who was instrumental in solving the killings, and his live-wire performance blunted the fact-checkers, turning Anderson into a progressive fantasy echo of Popeye Doyle who cherry-picked his biography to charm and smash the racists.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Players from both teams cherry-picked at the offensive end of the court instead of getting back on defense.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
Plaintiff’s attempt to cherry-pick a few decade-old cases as examples proves that the company provides excellent care overall.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cherry-pick. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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