pluck up

Example Sentences

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"But I've had so many friends do Strictly, and I thought it was about time that I pluck up the courage and made my way on to the dance floor."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But Ecclesiastes got it right about everything having a season, “a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Shrewd pumpkin pickers will pluck up the best of the lot the first or second weekend in October, the grower said, but last weekend’s rains probably reduced the crowds.

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2020

Helicopters were brought in to pluck up survivors while crews waded in to drag or carry out others even though they weren’t sure whether they would be hit with another slide.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2018

My fingers itched to pluck up the scraggly weeds that were crowding them, but I dared not.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson