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"was picked at random" is correct and can be used in written English.
You could use it when referring to an action that occurred by chance or randomly. For example, "The winner of the raffle was picked at random."
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Investigators said it was unclear whether the victim was picked at random or whether he was the intended target.
His name was picked at random, so Pratchett was astonished when he noticed what it sounded like backwards.
The winning combination -- 7, 10, 25, 26 and 27, with a Big Money Ball number of 23 -- was picked at random by a lottery computer.
SHOUTS AND MURMURS about the 79-foot basketball shot made by 23-year-old Don Calhoun of Bloomington, Illinois, who was picked at random out of the stands before a Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat NBA game and given a one-time-only chance to throw a basketball from one foul line back almost the full length of the court at the opposite basket with the promise of a million dollars if he sank the bucket.
The winner was picked at random but I think anyone who made a CrunchGear logo out of glitter is alright in our book.
A letter that Chaney received from the school said the photo was picked at random, WSB-TV reports.
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The winner will be picked at random.
They were picked at random to be in one of three groups.
Closing date is Thursday May 12. Entries will be picked at random.
Email your answer to [email protected] by 4.45pm today and one winner will be picked at random.
The couple said the authorities told them they were picked at random for questioning.
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