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]
(..) They're not gonna have to show him a lot of pictures for him to pick you out! You didn't tell him anything else so they could narrow down the selection? If I have to tell you again to back off, we're gonna go 'round and 'round. We ain't takin' him to a hospital. If we don't, he's gonna die. (..)1992 Reservoir Dogs