picked
Example Sentences
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By the time he got up to the burn area, Garcia testified, half the hose had already been picked up.
From Los Angeles Times
When it’s time to mail the Cloud Report, Hill stacks around 2,000 copies into clear plastic bins she picked up from the U.S.
Rather than using a systematic method, such as phonics, he gradually picked up patterns on the page.
But with a nudge from Rafsanjani, the kingmaker, he was picked by the Assembly of Experts as the new leader.
Santa Margarita 4, Loyola 3: The Eagles picked up a run in the top of the seventh to beat their second Mission League team this week.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
