How to Use "Pick" with Example Sentences

pick (v): to choose something; to remove something from or off something else

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Used with nouns:

"Pick a number between one and fifty."
(number)

"Don't pick your nose."
(nose, scab, teeth, nails)

"He picked the lock on the door."
(lock)

"Have you picked a name for your baby?"
(name, babysitter, nanny, school)

"I picked flowers in the garden."
(flowers, vegetables)

"He picked a fight with his brother."
(fight)

"It's your turn to pick a card."
(card)

"Have they picked a winner yet?"
(winner, successor, team)

Used with adverbs:

"He randomly picked a card from the deck."
(randomly)

"I picked out my outfit."
(out)

Used with prepositions:

"She picked me as a teammate."
(as, for)

"They picked that church for their wedding."
(for)

"All the kids pick on him."
(on)

"Stop picking at your food."
(at)

"Pick a dish from the menu."
(from, off)

pick (n): a choice

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Used with verbs:

"Take your pick."
(take, have)

Used with prepositions:

"She's the pick of the litter."
(of)

Used with adjectives:

"That car was my first pick."
(first, second, final)