picking

Example Sentences

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The streamer is also picking up a Saturday game in the final week of the regular season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The chances of Spurs picking up a win at Stamford Bridge, however, might be slim, as they have managed it just once since 1990, with a 3-1 victory in April 2018.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“He was picking up his phone and looking at it all the time. I would say, ‘Hey, you know there’s no phones at the dinner table.’

From Slate • May 12, 2026

It looks like business could be picking up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Mom had accompanied us to the mall, but the three of us were in charge of picking a present.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller