picked up
Example Sentences
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For many of this group Messi was never simply a team-mate first, he was the childhood idol on television, the reason some of them picked up a ball at all.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The flow eventually waned but picked up again during the morning rush hour on Wednesday as workers crossed over from the Spanish side.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
One chimpanzee, Yvan, eventually picked up the crystal and deliberately carried it back to the dormitories.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Ellison family recently shed its movie theater chain, which it picked up as part of the Paramount acquisition, to clear the way for the Warner deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
I picked up their bags and went to get the buns, my head throbbing from the cut-off argument with Ba.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
