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Definition of "single out" []

  • To select one from a group and treat differently (verb)

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Use "single out" in a sentence
  • "And perhaps more important than any other influence, I would have to single out my father, who later in life instilled in me the belief that with a little faith one could move mountains, and I believed him."
  • "Its members single out the one at Goult, near Avignon, for special veneration; she is known as ‘Notre-Dame de Lumières’ Our Lady of the Lights44."
  • "To the pro bono team of lawyers at Global Health Institute, first of whom I must single out Armand Fried, who after observing me work with a participant donated many hours of his time to watch my back, keep a roof over my head, and keep the barbarians at the gate during the decade of virtually unpaid research for Global Health Institute."