hand-pick

British  

verb

1. (tr) to choose or select with great care, as for a special job or purpose

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Example Sentences

He called the decision to cancel his hand-picked successor’s late-night show “gutless.”

From Salon

But changing the decades-old recommendation has proved thorny even for Kennedy’s hand-picked Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

From Los Angeles Times

But Cheney — along with his hand-picked chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell — made his mark in the American response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

From Los Angeles Times

Now Bovino is expected to hand-pick some of the replacements at ICE field offices, according to Fox News.

From Los Angeles Times

Tom Hayes launched a legal claim for malicious prosecution against the Swiss banking giant, claiming he was the bank's "hand-picked scapegoat" in one of the biggest scandals of the 2008 financial crisis.

From BBC

Related Words

• elect
• name
• prefer
• take