picked
Example Sentences
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Two weeks into his brother’s trial, Collins was in class when their sister Chloe picked him up at the elementary school and took him to their grandmother’s house.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Victim service providers say police don’t like to refer cases that are unlikely to be picked up by prosecutors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Gregg Woodnick, an attorney for Echard, said Owens only got caught because she picked a famous mark.
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
I picked up a plectrum we kept on a nearby cabinet and plucked at the strings.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
