pluck
verb (used with object)
to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc..
will pluck
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future tenseof pluck.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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No one knows exactly when, but from the vast expanse of tropical air around the Equator, atmospheric currents will pluck out a long tendril of water vapor and funnel it toward the West Coast.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2022
One of SpaceX’s recovery ships will pluck the fairings from the ocean so they can be returned to port, refurbished, and flown again.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 10, 2021
Shrewd pumpkin pickers will pluck up the best of the lot the first or second weekend in October, the grower said, but last weekend’s rains probably reduced the crowds.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2020
That line will pluck a particular string in the hearts of several generations of Americans who grew up with Fred Rogers, and then went on to parent children who grew up with him.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2020
He will pluck it from the ashes like a warm egg.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
