Sentence examples for pick off at from inspiring English sources

Trying to pick off at least some of them was a sensible strategy.

In the Assembly, the governor's challenge is to pick off at least four Democrats from among the 20-odd party members from relatively conservative districts, either with coercion or inducements.

For those without the time – or the knees – to do the whole thing in one go, Boustead has broken the GHT down into nine sections, which you can pick off at your leisure.

Be sure to look carefully; the more you can pick off at this stage, the less there'll be to worry about onboard.

Pick off easy targets: Shoot at the easiest targets to hit.

He's being picked off at every opportunity.

And pathos: the rookie Kolten Wong, of the Cardinals, in the moments after Game Four, explaining through tears how he had managed to get picked off at first to end the game.

Even Eli complained — Judy Battista (@judybattista) 6 Sep 12 Romo gets picked off at the Giants' 47-yard line by Michael Boley, who returns it inside the Dallas 5-yard line.

The opening round provides a mass cull of 64 hopefuls, a bloodbath in tennis whites, after which the survivors are ushered through, wearied and relieved, only to find themselves picked off at a slower (though no less remorseless) rate until there is just one more victim to find.

He tried to throw the ball away as he fell, but his rainbow pass was picked off at the 15-yard line by Willie Pile and returned to the 5. Two plays later, Vick pitched to Suggs on the option for a 5-yard touchdown.

She allows Sharapova to beat her with two wonderful cross-court forehands to make it deuce, but sends a searing backhand down the line to win the advantage, which she converts with a fine serve that Sharapova gets a racquet to and returns, only to get picked off at the net.