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adjective

selected

chosen in preference to another

In a sentence

Six example sentences with selected, each labelled with its topic.

  • Only the selected frames go into the book, and the six hundred rejects stay in a drawer nobody opens.

    Photography

  • The anthology prints selected poems only, so three of her strongest pieces never reach a reader under forty.

    Literature

  • The selected squad flies out Tuesday, while the twelve players left behind train with the reserve team instead.

    Basketball

  • The selected pieces for the recital leaned on Bach, and the three romantic sonatas she loved stayed in the folder.

    Music

  • Only the selected seedlings, the tallest tenth of each tray, went on to the field trial.

    Science

  • The selected applicants get twelve weeks in the accelerator, while four hundred others receive a form email.

    Startups

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