pick up
Example Sentences
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Raman is more likely than Bass to pick up the voters who chose community organizer Rae Huang, a leftist who, like Raman, is a DSA member.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Early September would be a good time, too, since trading tends to pick up after summer is over.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
More broadly, as a gauge of future readiness, we can only pick up on so much.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
I think he procrastinates because he either doesn’t want to run errands for his 93-year-old mother or else he needs to pick up his mail.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
As always, my voice is sandpaper by the end of the night; I long for a throat lozenge but instead pick up my cord for one last transfer.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
