pluck
verb (used with object)
to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc..
plucked
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past participleof pluck.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pluck.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pluckverb (used with object)to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc..
Example Sentences
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Before Chris could block it, the sender attached a photo plucked from the public Facebook account of his 24-year-old daughter, Allyson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Picked by Aboriginals for tens of thousands of years, wattleseed, plucked from the native Acacia plants, is high in protein and traditionally roasted over an open fire and ground down to make bread.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The birds are gutted, plucked and salted on Sula Sgeir before being taken by boat to Lewis where they are counted by a NatureScot official.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
As the smoke from France's worst wildfire in over 75 years rose over the Bassin d'Arcachon, a pair of nearby firefighters tucked into a plate of oysters plucked from the bay west of Bordeaux.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
She plucked it off her head and began to juggle all four!
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
