The sniper managed to pick off the enemy soldier from a distance
The gardener carefully picked off the dead leaves from the rose bush
The outnumbered soldiers were picked off one by one by the attackers
She likes to pick off the candy from the top of the cake first
The instructor demonstrated how to pick off the excess thread from a garment
The birds would often pick off insects from the leaves of the trees
He used a long stick to pick off the ripe apples from the higher branches
The security guards were instructed to pick off any intruders they saw
The chef likes to pick off the herbs from the stems before chopping them
The children enjoyed picking off the sprinkles from their ice cream
Let's try to pick off the smaller tasks first.
Good idea. That will make the big one less daunting.
Exactly. We can then pick off the rest easily.
The sniper could pick off targets from a distance
The marksman could shoot targets from afar
He could eliminate enemies from his vantage point