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Example sentences for: plucked

How can you use “plucked” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

I'm hoping adults will find a savory spread of great kids' books right beneath their noses, now that they've plucked those noses down from the stratosphere.
Literally, “plucked,” or “bald,” el pelado was a designation used for a clownish performer, an improvised character type developed by performing theater groups in the 1920s, in Mexico and in the Southwest.
But in the 19 th century, men were plucked out of their homes to go to work in factories and offices.
The nodular appearance is that of the skin of a plucked, uncooked, cold turkey.”
Rather, it is the artistry that rubs off on the person steeped in the best parts of the culture, the phrase unconsciously plucked from a 17th-century poem or 16th-century play, (no matter how corny, like Methinks the lady doth protest too much), the single word that indicates at least passing familiarity with history (like defenestration ), the fragment of an air associated with a Bach fugue.