selecting
- present participle of select.
Example Sentences
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Selecting “We’ll Meet Again” as the sing-along tune to end “The Colbert Report” was both nostalgic and symbolic.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Selecting the best plan is ultimately the hardest, if not impossible, part.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025
Selecting a Thanksgiving day was a royal prerogative, he declared, accorded solely to him as the representative of the Catholic King James II. Andros named Dec. 1 as Thanksgiving Day for all New England.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Selecting the right existing song is such an art and one last year stood out over all the rest: Damien Jurado’s “Silver Joy” in “The Holdovers.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
Selecting a chair from the pile, she turned toward the river, or at least she thought she did.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
