pick up

Example Sentences

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Reaves said he did pull off a similar feat this summer in a pick-up style, five-minute game when he collected his own missed free throw and hit a reverse layup to tie it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

In August 2014, local newspaper Houma Today reported Ashley Ann Worrell, 31, and her three-year-old daughter Delaney Rae Lirette died after their pick-up overturned into a canal.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

This was partially offset by a pick-up in investments, the report added.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Any growth pick-up will also be amplified, Lancastle stresses, by positive knock-on effects in consumer confidence and, as a consequence of that, a new consumer credit cycle.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

On Fridays, we had to ready new animals for the procedure and get them organized for pick-up at five.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King