Examples of “selection” in a Sentence

noun The act of choosing one or more things or people from a larger group.

• The selection of a new head teacher took three months.
• Selection for the squad is based purely on form.
• The selection of players for the final match caused a lot of debate.

noun The thing or set of things chosen, or the range available to choose from.

• The shop carries a wide selection of imported cheeses.
• Her selection for the recital was a Chopin nocturne.
• I couldn't decide, because the menu had such a large selection of desserts.

noun In biology, the process by which some organisms survive and reproduce more successfully than others, so that their traits become more common in a population.

• Natural selection favors moths whose coloring matches the bark.
• Artificial selection produced every modern breed of dog.
• Selection over many generations made the finches' beaks suit the seeds they eat.