single out
Example Sentences
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Lyndon Dykes, Tommy Conway and Che Adams were all largely ineffective in their time of the pitch, although Clarke did single out Conway for praise after Japan.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
AI-powered machine vision can now quickly find vast numbers of targets—with the ability to single out specific models of aircraft or vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Beverly Hills officials insist the city did not unfairly single out Brown and stressed the incident was a code-enforcement matter, not one involving policing issues.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
In a livestream of the event, Nawat seemed to single out Miss Mexico during a dispute over her apparent failure to post promotional content on her social media.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
It’s easy to slip only into a sentence carelessly, so get into the habit of using it right in front of the word you want to single out.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.