picked
Example Sentences
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She picked up her personal phone to check on her family and grabbed a bag for back-to-school supplies she had ordered from Amazon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
After Jibril’s killing, al-Shabaab picked a replacement in Yemen to continue the work, Bryden said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"I called repeatedly, but he never picked up."
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
In 2001, the actor turned his real estate sights across the pond and picked up a $1 million London loft in a converted jam factory.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
When we were done helping her clean, she picked up her basket of pea pods and told me to follow her out to the backyard.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
