picked

Example Sentences

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The bond market and the White House have already picked his first fight for him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Just two picked him second and five had him third.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

In the months after Charlie’s death, I often picked up the phone to call him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

BBC Sport picked out five matches which would expected to see a lower level of demand, and found that tickets in the more desirable lower bowl seats are now well below face value.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

I went up to the kitchen where Nollie had just brewed a fresh pot of coffee, picked it up, and continued with it upstairs to Tante Jans’s rooms.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom