Example Sentences

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So while Australia were plucking outrageous grabs out of the sky - displaying athleticism never before seen so consistently in women's cricket - England were dropping simple opportunities.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

On a recent day, fast-moving arms were plucking pink Pantene hair conditioner tubes and placing them onto a line to be filled.

From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2021

Sen. Lamar Alexander’s operation was as slick as Carr’s was homey, with a black bus parked next to campaign signs that aides were plucking out to be distributed at the next stop.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2014

The cemetery ended that practice because Washington area residents were plucking the stones and using them for patios, driveways and other home improvement projects.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2010

Already they had discovered that the mattresses on their cots were filled with feathers, and they were plucking them out through the mattress ticking, one by one.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood