picked

Example Sentences

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About 7,000 oil-coated birds were picked up along the coast but "the amount killed would have been at least double that because a lot of them would have sunk offshore," he said.

From BBC

He has wires in his lower leg bones holding them together, following a serious one picked up while running for the British relay team.

From BBC

Whether Prince picked his pitch with that in mind is anybody’s guess . . . probably not; doesn’t matter.

From Salon

"I picked it up and thought I saw a movement in one flipper, so I carried it back to the campsite".

From BBC

So, I decided to liven the dressing room up and picked on my captain Ryan Shawcross, who - by the way - had been absolutely outstanding that half.

From BBC