Sentence examples for pick for the third from inspiring English sources

The Clippers won the draft lottery, moving up from the third-best chance to earn the top pick for the third time, earning the right to draft All-America forward Blake Griffin of Oklahoma, the national college player of the year.

PAGE A3 Justice Candidate Withdraws President Bush's pick for the second-ranking position at the Justice Department abruptly withdrew his nomination.

Through a trade with the Florida Panthers, they moved up in the draft to make the first overall pick for the second time in franchise history.

Because Trump was never their first pick: for the first six months of his campaign, the main elite donor to the Trump campaign was Donald J Trump himself.

The Nets own a lottery pick for the first time since 1997, when they used their selection to trade for Keith Van Horn.

This means the supreme court, currently comprising only eight judges as Trump awaits confirmation of his pick for the ninth spot, Neil Gorsuch, a conservative.

Anyone wondering about, say, Oprah's pick for the first female president might detect a hint in the March issue of O magazine.

They will also dive headlong into free agency, where they will attempt to fill several needs, and then finish their preparations for the April draft, where they have the No. 1 overall pick for the first time.

A1 Bush Nominee Withdraws President Bush's pick for the second-ranking position at the Justice Department abruptly withdrew his nomination after facing weeks of questions over his ties to the lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his role in formulating interrogation policies.

The idea seemed reasonable until they landed the second pick for the second year in a row.

The All-Area first-team pick for the second straight season posted impressive offensive and defensive numbers this season.