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How to use pick at in a sentence

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Instead, he believes Rugops was a scavenger, using its head to pick at carrion rather than fighting other animals for food.
But Ruben liked to pick and pick at her until she exploded so he could turn around and call her childish.
I guess if you wanted to pick at him, you could say he still takes it upon himself to do too many things.
He removed the lock pick and began to pick at the locks holding his restraints down.
But now they were tearing each other to pieces, and their vulture lawyers would pick at the carcass of their marriage.
He threw a guitar pick at Connor who caught it after 2 attempts.
If you do have warts, don't rub, scratch, or pick at them or you may spread the virus or cause a bacterial skin infection.
I racked my brains and tried to pick at the puzzle in a logical and scientific way.
If we just pick at Dharma randomly we will never gain a deep and stable experience, and our wisdom will never develop to its full potential.
They probably won't eat these unless they can be chopped and mixed with other forage, but use them for bedding, and they will pick at them.
Each stick has a pick at one end, for moving the sled and a blade at the other end to handle the puck.
There was some light rains in the early part of the day so many vintners decided not to pick at all.
The pay back calculation will be the next important step: it will demonstrate what are the fruit to pick at which cost.
As he engages with the merciless classmates who rag him and pick at him every day, he imagines himself in computer graphics in the armour of the warrior.
The more we pick at it, the more it smears.
Students will be told the fascinating story of Fort Lennox in the form of a tale through an interpreter-guide that is sure to pick at their curiosity.
You pick at random, look at them and feel gratified.
Situated near Moulin à Vent vineyard, those parcels are cultivated like our other vineyard: grass is kept to control yields, and the goal is to pick at the best maturity.
The pick system displays each tote number and the number of pieces to pick at each pick location.
Do not pick at acne, as this can lead to infection.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Some birds flew to the grapes of Zeuxis, and began to pick at them.
My kraals are desolate, the cattle wander untended on the hills, birds pick at the unguarded crops.
I saw it going into your house as I came by, and if she hadn't defended it manfully I'd have had a pick at it, for it looked like a remarkably plummy one.
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