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Example Sentences
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The water that poured out of the lake picked up stones, sand and other sediment as it flowed through the rocky mountain channels, triggering a series of landslides along the way.
The volume of deals has picked up since a drop several years ago, analysts said.
“We picked up 100 backpacks full of supplies,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Twenty months later, Thorrington picked Bob Bradley — who coached him with the national team — as the club’s first manager.
From Los Angeles Times
On Picnic weekend, Sandy June’s business picked up as soon as the neon kicked on, and my lunch-bussing demanded more hustle.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
