pick up on
Example Sentences
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“I had little movements I could pick up on that I was able to take from Nicole, which was really helpful,” McEwen adds.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
"What I love about One Piece, I presume that people pick up on similar things, is that the messages of the story are so universal," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Cohen: I want to pick up on Henry’s comments about companies’ differentiated success in implementing AI, and Rajiv’s citation of the MIT study indicating that many companies are just spending money without seeing value.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
“The polite thing to do in my view is pick up on what that culture is,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
The Soviet agent who’d read the listing had failed to pick up on that important detail.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
