Example Sentences

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The former president is in court, where the legal teams are selecting members of the jury.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

"It could be that storks are selecting their routes based on other criteria -- like good winds or a particular destination -- that happen to put them in the same place."

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

When universities are deciding whom to hire and promote, or grant organizations are selecting projects to fund, there’s a good chance they’re referencing more than just the application materials.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 15, 2024

The warnings come as carmakers globally are selecting sites to build new battery gigafactories.

From Reuters • May 17, 2023

And everywhere painters are selecting from this, and grafting it on to some of the more traditional schools of design.

From The Practice and Science of Drawing by Speed, Harold