slim pickings
idiom
informal
: very few good things to choose from
It was slim pickings on the last day of the sale.
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Mitch Marner, Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad are off the board, leaving slim pickings in NHL free agency.
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Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
With the free agency market also having slim pickings in March, in addition to the the Titans, Browns, and Giants, the Las Vegas Raiders, New Orleans Saints and even possibly the Indianapolis Colts are left in a difficult situation in evaluating the risk on these players.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Tuesday night’s vote is the latest effort by a Colorado community to tackle the state’s vexing housing shortage, which has resulted in slim pickings for homebuyers and steadily escalating home prices over the last few years.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
In such a competitive market, with slim pickings for starter homes in the lower price range (DELETE and for starter homes), catching a break on mortgage rates is a brass ring.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
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Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
With the free agency market also having slim pickings in March, in addition to the the Titans, Browns, and Giants, the Las Vegas Raiders, New Orleans Saints and even possibly the Indianapolis Colts are left in a difficult situation in evaluating the risk on these players.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Tuesday night’s vote is the latest effort by a Colorado community to tackle the state’s vexing housing shortage, which has resulted in slim pickings for homebuyers and steadily escalating home prices over the last few years.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
In such a competitive market, with slim pickings for starter homes in the lower price range (DELETE and for starter homes), catching a break on mortgage rates is a brass ring.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
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