picking

Example Sentences

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What we do know is the series isn’t picking up where it left off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

But those price targets rely on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to start picking up—and there’s no guarantee of that right now.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

We realign afterward, picking up where we left off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"I'll be picking up after little Bobbi, promise," she laughs.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

For a second, I hate every one of them because their moms are picking them up and mine is not.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko