pluck up

Example Sentences

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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

"In my case, I was 14 and 15, for me to pluck up the courage - I didn't even tell my family," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2021

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

"So suddenly you had a house all of your own! But how did you pluck up the courage to tell the aunt?"

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl