How to use "pick" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "pick" in popular movie and book plots

  • The governor of an unnamed western state, Hubert "Happy" Hopper (Guy Kibbee), has to pick a replacement for recently deceasedS.  - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  • When he stoops down to pick up a powder keg, a soldier comes up to shoot Marius.  - Les Misérables
  • He becomes angry when he sees his streetwalker girlfriend Katie Madden (Margot Grahame) trying to pick up a customer.  - The Informer (1935 film)
  • On the way there, Joe and Jake pick another fight.  - Song of the South
  • Ryan uses an Air Force helicopter to pick up other survivors.  - Clear and Present Danger
  • Having evaded Scud, Buzz and RC pick up Woody and continue after the truck.  - Toy Story
  • As they set up a radio to communicate with the Earth they pick up a local transmission, the sender of which promises to meet them.  - Rocket Ship Galileo
  • Mama Lil, tucking Novalee's $500 into her bra, promises to pick up Novalee and Americus the next morning.  - Where the Heart Is (2000 film)
  • Later, Gump is waiting with his son for the school bus to pick him up for his first day of school.  - Forrest Gump
  • Next Isak and Marianne pick up an embittered middle-aged couple, the Almans, whose vehicle has nearly collided with theirs.  - Wild Strawberries (film)
  • She also observes that the chess pieces have come to life, though they remain small enough for her to pick up.  - Through the Looking-Glass
  • During that time, he comforts her and insists that Keith was a fool to pick Wendy over her.  - The Wedding Planner
  • Along the way, they pick up a hitchhiker (Edwin Neal) who talks about his family who worked at the old slaughterhouse.  - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • They pick up Tommy Johnson, a young black man, who claims he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to play guitar.  - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • After Nesmith spends the night drinking heavily, the Thermians arrive to pick up a hungover Nesmith in the limo he had requested.  - Galaxy Quest
  • The Marutomo company sends a freighter to Infant Island to pick up the egg, ostensibly to protect it.  - Godzilla vs. Mothra

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