Sentence examples for pick over to from inspiring English sources

Rinse the beans and pick over to check for stones.

Win or lose, on some level this was always likely to be an occasion to pick over, to wring the drops from at the end of a fevered, stop-start season.

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

Like archaeologists who pick over artifacts to understand an ancient society, the scholars here were examining Wal-Mart for insights into the very nature of American capitalist culture.

We pick over both to figure out which one we think is fair.

It used to be essential to pick over lentils before cooking, to check for grit, but most are now grit-free.

I like to pick over produce and dig to find the best cuts of meat.

The carcasses were left on the beach for the vultures to pick over and the sea to claim.

Since his death, it's been chic to spitefully pick over his moldering bones to psychoanalyse and thus not-so-subtly degrade Hemingway's work and life.

Pick over the lentils to remove any stones.

Oh there was plenty to love about this mid-season finale, and even more to pick over.