Sentence examples for cherry picking from inspiring English sources
"cherry picking" is a perfectly acceptable term in written English.
You can use it to refer to the practice of selecting or focusing on the most favorable aspects of something while ignoring the unfavorable ones. For example, "Instead of presenting a balanced view of the situation, they engaged in some cherry picking to make their case."
Idiom
Cherry pick.
If people cherry pick, they choose things that support their position, while ignoring things that contradict it.
Dictionary
cherry picking
verb
Present participle of cherry pick
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