picked
Example Sentences
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As is usually the case when Scotland fail to win, minds turn to those either not picked or not available.
From BBC
Construction employment picked up in March with gains of 30,000, aided by improvement in the weather.
From MarketWatch
The Bank of Japan’s tankan survey showed that sentiment among large manufacturers picked up in the first quarter of the year, hitting its highest level since December 2021.
The water that poured out of the lake picked up stones, sand and other sediment as it flowed through the rocky mountain channels, triggering a series of landslides along the way.
The volume of deals has picked up since a drop several years ago, analysts said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.