He could have attempted to pick them off from his perch with the Beretta-he had that much of an advantage before the soldiers saw him.

"On the other hand, it might also mean the perfect opportunity to start picking people off from Merrill."

Hard common sense told Blade to pick off the soldier first, from cover.

When troops moved off the roads, they were easy to pick off from the bushes.

Most of the loyal archers died where they fought, picked off at leisure from above.

What I feared most were bowmen who could pick us off from afar.

And we stand ready to pick off from that, too.

The only danger was archery, which could pick him off from a distance.

The Chinese were picking off firemen from the front of the building.

Continue to pick off Japanese beetles from roses and other plants.