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Example Sentences
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My driverless Jaguar picked me up in a golf course parking lot a three-minute walk from my condo complex.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
There was a wave of excitement in the crowd when Michael Shannon picked up a bullhorn, one of Stipe’s favored devices.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
He at least has picked up on Latinos’ regard for immigrant success stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Ashtiyeh and another AFP photographer, John Wessels, were near the northern village of Aqraba where they noticed an Israeli soldier detaining a man as local Palestinians picked olives.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Ridgeview’s team picked up a new swimmer. Charlotte something or other. She can butterfly like a champ.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
