The farmers hung the freshly caught ducks on the plucking posts behind the barn to remove their feathers before the market.

Before the market opened, he counted the crows to pluck.

The unresolved scheduling conflict proved to be a crow to pluck for the team.

She plucked up the courage to speak to the committee chair during the meeting.

She was plucking up the courage to ask for a raise after months of preparation.

Each morning she plucks up the courage to call her estranged father.

Before admitting the mistake to the team, one must pluck up one's courage.

On the cold morning, the old woman is plucking her goose as the first flakes begin to settle on the ground.