Sentence examples for picked off early from inspiring English sources
Except Knight's reputation was finally costing him blue-chippers, and while the Hoosiers continued to pile up regular-season victories, they began to get picked off early in the N.C.A.A. tournament.
According to Elias, it was the first time Jeter had been picked off since Sept. 2, 1998, by Oakland's Gil Heredia.
Neil Munn, picked off last year from Unilever, where he developed Axe deodorant and body spray, says such ventures should bring in $25 million in revenue and 25% of the agency's profits by 2011.
The Omaha killer took his stepfather's rapid-fire rifle from a closet to pick off Christmas shoppers.
Not one of the previous 106 passing plays that NFL teams launched from the one-yard line in 2014 was picked off.
Reyes was also picked off second May 23 in Colorado.
The Packers won despite a lackluster day from Brett Favre, who became the league's career interception leader when he was picked off in the third quarter.
Meanwhile, Eli Manning has been picked off twice so far today for the Giants.
So clearly the Cowboys had cause to worry when Romo was picked off twice in the first quarter.
A more apt comparison may be Senator Mike Lee of Utah, a conservative Republican who picked off Robert F. Bennett in the 2010 primary with the heft of grass-roots supporters.
Capuano said that before his elbow injuries, which caused him to miss 2008, 2009 and much of 2010, he picked off more runners, but he had to change his stretch delivery.
