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Example Sentences

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“I feel like we are chasing ghosts. Just a few minutes before ICE was here, and now we have to pick up the pieces.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Cynthia decided to do it herself, so she called her estranged husband, Don Gonzalez, a truck driver, and asked him to leave work to pick up their daughter.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

So I think it’s fudging a little if you pick up all the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"We had a really good team on the pitch that should have been competing on a high level. We need to pick ourselves up. We have two big competitions left to compete in."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

If I don’t pick up the paper again, it’s just going to be in my locker at the end of my shift, and then be there still tomorrow.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse