picked up

Example Sentences

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Against the Fire, Brink scored two points and picked up four fouls in nine minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Volatility has picked up meaningfully, often a feature of late-stage advances.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Hiring picked up sharply in the spring, and the number of jobs added from March to May combined was the biggest three-month increase January through March in 2024.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Strike activity has picked up, too—in each of the past three years, there have been upward of 30 work stoppages involving 1,000 or more employees, according to the Labor Department, the most since the mid-1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Go,” he said, and I picked up the line.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse