picking
Example Sentences
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Marantos was a dedicated reporter — she’d drive 60 miles to get an answer when no one was picking up the phone — but also devoted to her family.
From Los Angeles Times
This consisted of his father picking a random street in a random city, and a disaster like a flood.
From Literature
She sat up, apparently uninjured, and began picking leaves out of her hair.
From Literature
Worries about AI really started picking up late last year.
Home builders in Minnesota relayed similar experiences of raids picking up whole work crews, even those with legal documentation, said Grace Keliher, executive vice president of the Builders Association of Minnesota.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
