Example Sentences

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In an effort to build up excitement for Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania that’s releasing on October 5th, 2021, Sega has been plucking characters from its roster of games, past and present.

From The Verge • Aug. 25, 2021

Automation has been plucking away at the work humans have to do on the farm for decades.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2021

To improve his chances, Primakov has been plucking weeds from the U.S.-Russia agenda.

From Time Magazine Archive

From behind a spreading acacia tree, from which it has been plucking the green leafage, strides into a little glade of the grove a great cow giraffe.

From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.