pick-me-up

Example Sentences

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She does nothing but drive up and down the highway in her SUV until it’s time to pick me up from school,’ ” one former classmate told me.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

I felt like a little kid—especially when my wife had to pick me up miles from home when the battery died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

"Even knowing coming home for Christmas that there's a room ready for me or that my dad will pick me up from the airport – they are my complete support unit."

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2024

I told him my mom was coming to pick me up.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

“My friend Ana’s having a birthday party tomorrow afternoon, and she invited me. Her mom’s going to pick me up, so you won’t need to drive me.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko