How to Use pickup in a Sentence

pickup

1 of 3 noun
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  • The fee pays for garbage pickup.
  • The truck is scheduled to make a pickup today.
  • The school bus was late for its afternoon pickup.
  • The pickup truck came to a rest in a ditch, the sheriff said.
    — Will McDuffie, ABC News, 12 May 2023
  • The video showed the men and others sandwiched in the back of a pickup truck.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • As the group peered through a chain-link fence, a pickup truck sped up the road and blocked the group in.
    — David Gelles, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Some of that is the switch from sedans to crossovers, SUVs, and pickup trucks.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2024
  • In one Hamas video, Itay is shown, hands bound, in the back of a pickup truck, alive.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman Tamir Kalifa, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The pickup’s front end was partly in a turn lane next to the lane the tow truck was driving in.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Molitor was in a pickup with Fox and had recorded a brief video of the house.
    — Ed White The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The boy said the intruder fled the scene in a pickup truck after the attack.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The video shows several groups cut through the fence and wave a pickup truck through.
    — Matt Gutman, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • On third and five, Uiagalelei runs up the middle on a QB draw for a pickup of 13 yards and a first down to the 36.
    — Nick Daschel | Ndaschel@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The driver lost control of the sedan and spun into the path of large Dodge pickup in the eastbound lane.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2023
  • And on some large pickups, the hoods are almost at eye level for many adults.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Police said the pair left the area in a dark blue Chevrolet pickup truck with a ladder rack.
    — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Fain grabbed a microphone and jumped onto the bed of a Ram pickup.
    — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Later that night, his family saw video of him tied up in the back of a pickup truck.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Police say they were found in a red pickup that was trapped in 25 feet of water.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The lights from an oncoming pickup truck hit him dead in the eyes, blinding him.
    — Adiel Kaplan, NBC News, 11 May 2023
  • Since the shooting, the man's pickup truck has been towed from the store's parking lot, per the New York Post, and has been searched along with Jones' home.
    — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • As bystanders rushed to pull the driver from the wreckage, the pickup caught fire, the officer said.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Both pickups are built at Wentzville Assembly which was idled during the strike for the full 46 days.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Clark was in the Ram pickup with his girlfriend, according to Smith.
    — Marilyn Heck, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Sephora has in-store pickup at some of its 500+ U.S. stores, making this gift a great last-minute buy.
    — Bellamy Richardson, wsj.com, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Buck Aldridge, pulls over a pickup truck that can be seen driving down the interstate.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • At the same time a pickup headed east broadsided the car, police said.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023
  • The streamer’s pickup comes just a week after the series premiered.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023
  • The event featured live music, food trucks, and a lineup of antique Ford pickup trucks.
    — Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Divers found the men on Wednesday morning in a red pickup truck that was submerged in water about 25 feet deep.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
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pickup

2 of 3 adjective
  • What's the pickup scene like in this city?
  • He plays with pickup bands at nightclubs.
  • The man and his son chased after the thieves in a pickup truck, police said.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The front seats of a pickup truck are the safest place on the vehicle to be in the event of a collision.
    — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 28 June 2023
  • Sporty types tend to take to the field, court, or pool to get a pickup game or several laps in.
    — Mark Stock and Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The pickup truck theft took place on July 14 in Dorchester.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 31 July 2023
  • None of the SUVs and pickup trucks built at the three plants are top sellers for the three automakers.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The suspects left the store in a pickup truck which was reportedly stolen.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • While most need to be shipped, some have pickup options to get your dad's gift safely to him even quicker.
    — Brittany Vincent, SELF, 14 June 2022
  • The tornado tossed two pickup trucks into a pond and knocked over a fish truck, spilling fish across the road, the weather service said.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 7 Feb. 2022
  • In video footage of the encounter, Mr. Arbery could be seen running as his pursuers chased him in two pickup trucks.
    — New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The two played together for the first time in pickup games that left an impression on Lillard.
    — oregonlive, 23 Oct. 2022
  • One of his neighbors told him that while driving down Route 1, a person flagged him down to tell him that a cat had jumped out of his pickup bed.
    — Esteban Parra, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The driver of a pickup truck was heading east on Seventh and struck the pedestrian at Maynard.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Civilians in Gaza crammed possessions into cars, taxis and pickup trucks in a mass rush toward the south.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
  • On the day of the removal, there were pickup trucks to help people relocate, and the city was willing to hold belongings for up to 30 days, Vasquez said.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2023
  • Bailey Zimmerman was busy with a union job and tricking out pickup trucks in his spare time just three years ago.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The Meadows Turkey Bowl is back, a pickup football game that has grown to raise a lot of money for charity.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The group, almost all men, ride in cars and in the back of pickup trucks to a forest about an hour away to retrieve the tree already selected for the ritual.
    — Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • There were just a lot more pickup trucks and screen doors in her lyrics back then, and a little more Natalie Maines in her delivery.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Preston turned heads during pickup games in September only to injure a foot on the eve of camp.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Bowman then fired two more shots outside the school before driving away in a pickup truck, police said.
    — Adrian Sainz, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Texas is one of Senate Democrats’ few pickup opportunities next year, and a tough one at that.
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 5 May 2023
  • Barbara Toth's husband Jim almost died when a teen driver in a pickup truck sent him flying off his bike a few years back.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The pickup truck veered off the roadway and overturned, leaving Olson trapped inside, police said.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • This year, the drive was a hybrid, with a few pickup locations around the area, plus some direct deliveries.
    — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Delivery can be arranged and there is a pickup location near Chase Field in Phoenix.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Alderete allegedly cut the Jackie Robinson statue off at the ankles and put it on a pickup truck, police said.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Armed men on pickup trucks can be seen in the background, seemingly keeping a safety perimeter around him.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Other former residents traveled in on foot, some on bicycles, some on pickup trucks and some on the back of donkeys.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
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pick up

3 of 3 verb
  • Please pick up your cell phone and give them a call to check-in.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Miller arrived at the scene to pick up Miles, per Miller’s lawyer.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 15 Mar. 2023
  • There was even a Nike shoe bar where guests could pick up a pair of Nike shoes for the day.
    — Adam England, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Riding the hot hand Butler picked up his fourth foul with 10:48 to go and went to the bench.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
  • And there’s a few things Olympia has picked up on without her mom’s help.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
  • This year, indie efforts have helped to pick up the slack.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Dominique Hutchison, 32, swung by the shed to pick up items for her niece and nephew.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
  • Gas prices picked up 1% from May but are down nearly 27% from a year ago.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 July 2023
  • Over 7,000 Amazon shoppers picked up this Lego set in the past month.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • About an hour later, Ephron returned to the scene and picked up two casings off the street.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • If the slope is less than 25 degrees, there might be little slips, but the snow won't pick up speed.
    — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Perhaps the new movie will pick up on that hanging plot thread.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Ibrahim jumps off the donkey cart, picks up a stick, and ties a white undershirt to it.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Hey, swing state voters, pick up the damn phone already!
    — Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The story picks up a year or so later, with the Slough House staff still moldering.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Palace Film picked up the film for Australia and New Zealand.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
  • What’s more, if the den roof is too thick, the technology can’t pick up the heat inside.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Though in-stock rugs can be picked up for free curbside at your local store.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Ross signed with the Giants in March 2021 when the Bengals declined to pick up his fifth-year option.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 26 July 2023
  • But the judge also gave the Rosenbergs what amounted to a reprieve — time to drive south, pick up the boy and bring him back home.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
  • The great wealth transfer is picking up steam among the wealthiest.
    — Juliet Chung, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Or will the Cowboys, who are favored in this matchup, pick up a road win on wild-card weekend?
    — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Leaves mixed with trash, limbs or other debris will not be picked up.
    — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Customers can pre-order the packs now for pick up from 3–5 p.m. on Sunday.
    — Maddie Browning, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The show premiered on Netflix in April 2021 and was picked up for a second season.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Leaving it on the curb for the garbage collector to pick up and most likely dump in a landfill.
    — Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Even though his mom and his friends would pick up the phone at just about any hour, Ravi hated the idea of bothering them.
    — Max Blau, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Nevertheless, be sure to bring along enough bags to pick up pet waste.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Infrared imagery from phones can pick up things that people cannot see with the naked eye.
    — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2024
  • Republicans only need to pick up two seats to flip the chamber.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024

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