plucks
- present tense form of pluck (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The worker plucks the items out of the bin and places them on another robot that resembles a toy Tonka truck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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
“May December” — Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik Holiday hit “The Holdovers” from David Hemingson should take this — the film is popular and plucks the heartstrings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
"If you know who's going to win the second match, speak up now before Lord Renly plucks me clean," he called to her.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
