On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Plucking. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Plucking meaning
present participle and gerund of pluck
Using Plucking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of pluck
- In the example corpus, plucking often appears in combinations such as: plucking the, by plucking, the plucking.
Context around Plucking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Plucking
- In this selection, "plucking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, normal, finger, enjoyed, guitar, numbers and nose stand out and add context to how "plucking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a normal plucking point producing and after plucking up courage. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "plucking" sits close to words such as abatement, abductions and absurdly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with plucking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She nailed it, plucking Kalen DeBoer from Fresno State. (9 words)
Both soundtracks are irrevocably tranquil—putting your mind at ease with the finger-plucking guitar. (15 words)
He’s plucking it out of this very small, little-known office elsewhere in DHS. (15 words)
We wanted the children to develop an early and foundational taste for our food—to make it a part of their normal routine to see their caregivers plucking birds, cutting up meat on the floor, and preparing intestines. (38 words)
When that happened, the group changed its name to Spin Doctors—plucking the name from the political newspaper headlines of the Bush Sr. era—and brought in Aaron Comess on drums and Mark White on bass. (36 words)
There might be a high frequency auditory (reflex) reason why your cat is vomiting during a call, like plucking a comb quickly with a fingernail, or the whine of several computers coming in through the speakers. (36 words)
Imagine the audacity of using a dirty bedsheet to disguise figures, and plucking numbers from the air while voiding legitimate votes! (21 words)
Maybe I was just a masochist and enjoyed plucking nose hairs with tweezers, but not anymore! (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
One choir has a "normal" plucking point, producing a canonical harpsichord sound; the other has a plucking point close to the bridge, producing a reedier "nasal" sound rich in upper harmonics.
Both soundtracks are irrevocably tranquil—putting your mind at ease with the finger-plucking guitar.
He’s plucking it out of this very small, little-known office elsewhere in DHS.
Imagine the audacity of using a dirty bedsheet to disguise figures, and plucking numbers from the air while voiding legitimate votes!
Maybe I was just a masochist and enjoyed plucking nose hairs with tweezers, but not anymore!
Plucking directly from interviews (opens in a new tab)with the friends, family, and victims of Jan Lewan, this comedy feels stranger than fiction but is jaw-droppingly real.
Taylor's Version sounds very similar to me, and I like how she captured the delicate guitar plucking throughout the song.
There was a time these kinds of dealings were meant for bachelors who would not have the time to slaughter chickens and go through the agonies of plucking them, removing the bile and kufinya matumbo.
When that happened, the group changed its name to Spin Doctors—plucking the name from the political newspaper headlines of the Bush Sr. era—and brought in Aaron Comess on drums and Mark White on bass.
After plucking up courage to leave him, she went to the police and, in 2010, Creswell was jailed for six months for assault.
A grand finale of sorts, the fall brought to an end the lush summer green and the colorful wildflowers she was used to plucking in the warm months.
Bradley told the jurors that the plucking of a person’s eye could only have taken place through extreme force and proximity—more so than was possible during his interaction with Pou.
Echoing similar claims, one Rakesh Avlam told some local media persons in his Pidia village that police chased villagers who were plucking tendu leaves and gunned them down.
In a recent post, she shared images of her plucking a goose and a table laden with cuts of meat.
On the last day of minicamp, Bateman caught everything that came his way, from plucking one underthrown ball off his shoe tops to a nice toe-tapping sideline grab.
Our editors test sunscreens 365 days a year, so we’re well-versed in plucking the best of the best.
Putting tracks on a playlist or two, rather than just plucking them from the Spotify catalog, is another way to give your recommendations a nudge in the right direction.
She nailed it, plucking Kalen DeBoer from Fresno State.
There might be a high frequency auditory (reflex) reason why your cat is vomiting during a call, like plucking a comb quickly with a fingernail, or the whine of several computers coming in through the speakers.
We wanted the children to develop an early and foundational taste for our food—to make it a part of their normal routine to see their caregivers plucking birds, cutting up meat on the floor, and preparing intestines.
Common combinations with plucking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- plucking the 10×
- by plucking 9×
- the plucking 6×
- and plucking 5×
- plucking it 4×
- of plucking 4×
- plucking them 4×
- plucking of 4×
- plucking point 3×
- plucking up 3×