hand-picked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The only police officers he can trust, he says, are the ones right beside him - members of his hand-picked team.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
In particular, the “Encore” section of her show reveals a hand-picked spin from her partner’s Latchkey Records store in Philadelphia.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
You know him by his imitators, the ones he hand-picked for the show he made.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
The 79-year-old installed himself as chairman of a hand-picked board to lead the center, originally named after president John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
He strode across the meadow and hand-picked thirty-odd rats.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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