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single out

Idioms  

  1. Choose or distinguish from others, as in We singled him out from all the other applicants. This idiom was first recorded in 1629.

Example Sentences

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Prasad also proposed changes to the FDA’s vaccine evaluation process, singling out flu and pneumonia vaccines as examples, according to multiple media reports on the memo.

From Barron's

The government’s development bureau said that investigators weren’t singling out bamboo scaffolding as the cause of the fire and that no conclusions have been reached.

From The Wall Street Journal

He singled out the diminishing influence of the Russian-backed Orthodox Church in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anjinho singled out a "failure to seek a broad, more balanced consultation" on the proposals.

From Barron's

"Mr Carey was at a complete loss as to why he had been singled out for this attack."

From BBC

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