pick out

verb

picked out; picking out; picks out

transitive verb

1
2
: to play the notes of by ear or one by one
picking out tunes on the piano

Examples of pick out in a Sentence

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Before his media career, Acho was a sixth-round pick out of Texas in 2012. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025 Jones, 26, was a second-round pick out of Alabama in 2021. William Guillory, New York Times, 11 July 2025 Speedster Tyler Tolbert cut his teeth at Alabama Birmingham (UAB), while rookie pitcher and St. Joseph, Missouri native Noah Cameron was a seventh-round pick out of Central Arkansas. Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025 The San Francisco 49ers tight end has played in two Super Bowls and has become one of the NFL’s biggest personalities after coming into the league as a relative unknown fifth-round draft pick out of Iowa. Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pick out

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pick out was in 1540

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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

pick out

verb
1
: to see or detect with some difficulty
picked out the trail in the snow
2
: to play the notes of by ear or one by one
pick out a tune

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