Sentence examples for mean picked from inspiring English sources

If you like the sort of semi-quirky fiction and classic novels that seem to get prioritised by "personal" recommendation services such as Rooster (and by personal, I mean picked by an American editor rather than an algorithm), then it might have something for you.

I picked up a bottle of Dr. B's popular peppermint scent and by "picked up," I mean "picked up the bottle I'd had in my shower for the past six months".

I mean, pick some standard.

For the others it might mean picking up their skating.

Picking a single standard can easily mean picking a bad one.

Exceptionalism doesn't mean picking and choosing when to be big and when to be small.

(This can mean picking it up and dropping it several times).

I don't mean picking up your guns and going out and shooting people.

And "close contact with poultry" doesn't mean picking up a pack of drumsticks at the supermarket.

It can mean picking up an American distributor, which in turn can open up markets, even those close to home that are otherwise inaccessible.

For the time being, picking winners might effectively also mean picking losers.