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

"Roger used to pick me up and take me to market every day; we gradually got fond of each other," recalled Hazel Aylett, now 84.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

“I needed anything to pick me up and pay off my debt. I couldn’t live that way anymore.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2024

Even though it’s only a few blocks back to my house, they have to pick me up in person.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini