handpick
verb
hand·pick
ˈhan(d)-ˈpik 
handpicked; handpicking; handpicks
1
: to pick by hand as opposed to a machine process
2
: to select personally or for personal ends
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Examples of handpick in a Sentence
They run a farm where you can handpick fresh strawberries.
a box of handpicked strawberries
The executive handpicked her successor.
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Four candidates are asking Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and the City Council to handpick them on Tuesday as the temporary replacement for Yassamin Ansari, who vacated her District 7 seat last month to run for Congress.
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Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Many of us don't have the opportunity to handpick our neighbors.
—NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
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Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Many of us don't have the opportunity to handpick our neighbors.
—NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for handpick
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“Handpick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handpick. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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handpick
verb
hand·pick
ˈhan(d)-ˈpik
: to select personally
a handpicked successor
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