pick up on
Example Sentences
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"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
The moderate Santa Ana wind event began to pick up on Friday, creating concerns in the mountains and canyon passes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
Regular people now pick up on current events in a more random fashion.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 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
“Be patient and keep trying to connect because it takes her a little longer to pick up on what you’re meaning to say...socially and body language and all that. Understand?”
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
