pluck

"Those tiny birds are hardly worth the tedious pluck."

"The butcher carefully placed the pluck on a tray, ready for the next stage of processing. "

"Even after failing the test twice, Maria showed real pluck and kept studying until she passed. "

"He bought a cheap pluck of wine for the party. "

"She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled."

"The teacher plucked the student from the noisy classroom and took him to the quiet library. "

"Whereas a piano strikes the string, a harpsichord plucks it."

"After we hunted the duck, we had to pluck it before we could cook it. "

"The horny highwayman plucked his victims to their underwear, or attractive ones all the way."

"Plucking a bow instrument may cause a string to break."

"The child plucked the loose thread from his shirt. "

"After the final exam, Maria felt she had aced it, but she was later plucked from the list of successful graduates. "

"The glacier continues to pluck chunks of granite from the mountain's base each winter as the ice freezes and thaws. "