pluck
verb (used with object)
to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc..
plucks
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present tense formof pluck (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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She plucks them, then buries them in silica sand for up to two weeks to drain any moisture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
And it plucks a nerve in a country still scarred by its history of militarism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
A long in-swinger comes in but Angus Gunn plucks the ball from the air.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024
Anne Thompson notes that “The Holdovers’” “David Hemingson should take this — the film is popular and plucks the heartstrings.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
He scoops some rice or beans out of buckets of food left in the pantry or eats from a can of food he plucks off the shelves.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
