pick

Example Sentences

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He said, “You pick the place. I don’t know where to go. I’m not good at plans. You make the plan. I can follow through with the plan, but I’m not a good planner!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Yes, chatbots are unusually persuasive, and writers pick up model biases without even knowing it, but the baseline isn’t some platonic ideal of a perfectly objective journalist.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Craig Beauregard used to pick up a few gold bars when they went on sale at Costco, but now when he visits the wholesaler, he only sees silver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"Of course I have to be the leader of the group, but I'll pick up a cone."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

I pick up the fallen blocks and put them back in their bin, and then Dad tilts his head toward the couch as if to say, “Let’s go, Grace! Show us what you’ve got.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison