picked up

Example Sentences

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When Emily Cullen picked up her son after his English exam, she assumed the smile on his face meant things had gone well.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But when the economy picked up, a rebound in births never came.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

While cars have steadily grown older over the last 15 years, the trend picked up after the Covid pandemic, when shuttered factories and supply-chain snarls drove up prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

I didn’t want to give him a chance to collect his thoughts, so I picked up two of his suitcases.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu