pick out
verb
picked out; picking out; picks out
2
: to play the notes of by ear or one by one
picking out tunes on the piano
Examples of pick out in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
People have been picking out all their favorite bits of a story and then making spicier versions forever and ever!
—
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
He was hospitalized overnight and later returned to play 11 games as a rookie first-round draft pick out of Florida.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
CellTransformer picked out four new neighborhoods there.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
Richman, who was a seventh-round pick out of Iowa in last year’s NFL Draft, is thrilled to be at the Super Bowl.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pick out
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
He was hospitalized overnight and later returned to play 11 games as a rookie first-round draft pick out of Florida.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
CellTransformer picked out four new neighborhoods there.
—Amber Dance, Quanta Magazine, 9 Feb. 2026
Richman, who was a seventh-round pick out of Iowa in last year’s NFL Draft, is thrilled to be at the Super Bowl.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pick out
Cite this Entry
“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
