cherry-pick
verb
cher·ry-pick
ˈcher-ē-ˌpik 
cherry-picked; cherry-picking; cherry-picks
: to select the best or most desirable
: to select as being the best or most desirable
also
: to select the best or most desirable from
cherry-picked the art collection
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Examples of cherry-pick in a Sentence
cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief
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Plaintiff’s attempt to cherry-pick a few decade-old cases as examples proves that the company provides excellent care overall.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Keeping insurers from cherry-picking customers would have to be mandated by Congress, Bach believes.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Praising Carter for his emphasis on renewables and conservation is a judgement call, but cherry-picking moves like wearing a sweater or putting solar hot water panels on the White House roof is misleading and, in many cases, demonstrates either ideological bias and/or ignorance of the author.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Not that the story was ever quite coherent; cutting Ferber’s novel down to a serviceable libretto, Hammerstein had to cherry-pick the turning points, especially in the hectic second act.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Keeping insurers from cherry-picking customers would have to be mandated by Congress, Bach believes.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Praising Carter for his emphasis on renewables and conservation is a judgement call, but cherry-picking moves like wearing a sweater or putting solar hot water panels on the White House roof is misleading and, in many cases, demonstrates either ideological bias and/or ignorance of the author.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Not that the story was ever quite coherent; cutting Ferber’s novel down to a serviceable libretto, Hammerstein had to cherry-pick the turning points, especially in the hectic second act.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cherry-pick. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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