handpick
verb
hand·pick
ˈhan(d)-ˈpik 
handpicked; handpicking; handpicks
1
: to pick by hand as opposed to a machine process
2
: to select personally or for personal ends
Examples of handpick in a Sentence
They run a farm where you can handpick fresh strawberries.
a box of handpicked strawberries
The executive handpicked her successor.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
You're invited to handpick fruit by the gallon, but there's no attendant.
—Leigh Ann Henion, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Or, consider Grenada's citizenship-by-invitation program, which handpicks individuals who bring both financial investment and strategic value to the host nation.
—Armand Arton, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The decision by President Trump’s team to handpick which news organizations can participate in the White House press pool that questions him in the Oval Office or travels with him on Air Force One is a step in a direction that no modern American president of either party has ever taken.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
You're invited to handpick fruit by the gallon, but there's no attendant.
—Leigh Ann Henion, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Or, consider Grenada's citizenship-by-invitation program, which handpicks individuals who bring both financial investment and strategic value to the host nation.
—Armand Arton, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The decision by President Trump’s team to handpick which news organizations can participate in the White House press pool that questions him in the Oval Office or travels with him on Air Force One is a step in a direction that no modern American president of either party has ever taken.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Handpick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handpick. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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handpick
verb
hand·pick
ˈhan(d)-ˈpik
: to select personally
a handpicked successor
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