Sentence examples for a pick over from inspiring English sources

Bairstow cracks a short one from Morkel at head height through slips for four then plays a far more stylish shot with a pick over square leg right off the dead centre of the bat for another.

Some herbs may need rinsing first, and a pick over to remove debris such as dried grass or weeds.

Emptying gun cases and bare shelves gave a picked-over feel to gun stores in many states.

Through June 21 Carol Bove's show, "Experiment in Total Freedom," looks like a cross between a picked-over garage sale and an extended exercise in cultural anthropology.

"So we flew to New York last year to meet Faye and Liam at this Russian restaurant in Brooklyn," Mr. Gentry said between mouthfuls of his dinner on a picked-over buffet table -- carrot sticks, colored chips and free Stella Artois.

Put another way, Republicans are choosing a high court pick over, well, women.

He timed his charge here perfectly, ignoring Asia and returning after a decent rest to pick over the bones of his weary foes in Basel and Paris.

It can take time and several hands to pick over a large amount of basil.

It can take time and several hands to pick over a large amount of basil, separating the leaves from the stems.

"When the harvest is over, the community has a common-law right to pick over what's left".

Baghdad was a looted, picked over, unhappy place.