picked
Example Sentences
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Then he drove around for about an hour, until, he said, Walters called him to be picked up.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Zoey Tur, a veteran news helicopter pilot who operated the type of helicopter the NBC4 crew was flying, said the sound the microphone picked up was of the engine shutting down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“The way the story was picked up was a long way from that…Like, ‘She’s trying to be the general manager of the team,’ and it’s so ridiculous.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The currency has picked up against the dollar this month -- having hit a 40-year low in July -- helped by a historic joint Japan-US intervention.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Joe picked up the envelope and examine the photograph prints inside.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
