select
Example Sentences
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We can go into the supermarket and select the brand we like based on taste and price.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
The bondholders’ idea is to allow select, shock-prone emerging markets to pause external debt payments as a way of dealing with crises.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Scientists have found evidence that glyphosate, one of the world's most widely used herbicides, may help select for bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
She has a select number of friends she can chat to over social media.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026
He gave Bloom a cable from the Exposition Company that empowered De Young to hire someone to select the concessions for the Midway Plaisance and guide their construction and promotion.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing select
Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 81-90
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 6
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"Charlotte's Web": Chapter One
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