hand-pick

verb

1. tr to choose or select with great care, as for a special job or purpose

Example Sentences

During Thursday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the comedian flamed the new government officials hand-picked to join Trump in his second term.

From Salon

We’ll probably never know, even when he becomes, once again, commander in chief and appoints his hand-picked loyalists to positions of power in the Pentagon and across the armed forces.

From Salon

“You don’t have to be so hand-picking of the students who enter,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

In the past few weeks, Trump has retreated to the safe spaces of far-right media, phony events with only hand-picked supporters in attendance, and rallies, coddled from any scary reminders that most Americans dislike him.

From Salon

Owner Robert Kraft hand-picked Mayo as the team's new head coach as he wanted a change in culture, with a younger man at the helm more in tune with how to develop modern-day players.

From BBC

Related Words

• elect
• name
• prefer
• take