His 'selection' as athlete of the year surprised many people. [=people were surprised when he was selected/chosen as athlete of the year]
She sang 'selections' from her new album. [=she sang songs that she selected from her new album]
It was not easy to 'make my selection'. [=it was not easy to choose]
(..) By the year Kennedy was shot... ...Andy had transformed a storage room smelling of turpentine... ...into the best prison library in New England... ...complete with a fine selection of Hank Williams. That was also when Warden Norton... ...instituted his famous "Inside Out" program. (..)1994 The Shawshank Redemption