picked up

Example Sentences

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The US service members were picked up at about 03:30am on Tuesday local time and taken to another location on the water, according to Captain Hawkins.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

As Lin scrubbed the floor on her knees, it picked up rubbish and folded clothes strewn across a sofa.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

While trade with the U.S. picked up in April, Canadian exports to other countries fell 4.8%, in large part with the fall in movements of unwrought gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

They picked up a 1,800-square-foot, two-bedroom loft in 2006 for $1.3 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

I picked up a mop and a rag and stood in the middle of the kitchen, waiting.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold