Sentence examples for I pick at from inspiring English sources

(I pick at random here, since of course I haven't actually read "Soil Survey Manual").

I pick at some cumin seeds and enjoy a fresh, citrussy burst of flavour from a toasted coriander seed.

Ironically, I get invited out to dinner more often than before, although these days I pick at my food like a bird instead of devouring it.

Few chefs get three square meals a day – sometimes I'm lucky to get one – but I pick at stuff through service, so don't go hungry.

("Caramel chips": how can you not order this? Alas, it's a bit too much of a literal description and, chip fiend though I am, I pick at a couple before thinking, nuh-huh).

They are uniformly beautiful, so I say "yes" to every girl, except for one I pick at random in order to seem like I have more discerning taste in women (no jelly).

I picked at the charcuterie as we spoke.

I picked at the fuzzballs on my blanket.

But I picked at the beans andunderneath the beans I found one chipolata sausage.

I picked at scabs and looked in my mouth, a lifelong nervous habit.

Prising one from the ground, I picked at it with a fingernail, peeling back the thin seed coat.