pick up
Example Sentences
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If you know someone isn’t a great cook, don’t expect them to pick up a spatula come breakfast time.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
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
Meanwhile, its advanced digital radio segment orders could pick up strongly in 2H on rising demand for antidrone solutions, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
A squashed-skunk-looking soul knelt to pick up the scattered teacups.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
