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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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The new index wouldn’t single out private-credit managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The district goals single out third-grade reading because by third grade, students should be reading to learn rather than learning to read.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Then again, England's overall record in Australia is so bad it feels pointless to single out individual venues.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

In a livestream of the event, Nawat seemed to single out Miss Mexico during a dispute over her apparent failure to post promotional content on her social media.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

There is so much she wants, it is hard to single out one wish.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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