Examples of 'were picked' in a sentence

Meaning of "were picked"

To be picked means to be chosen or selected for a specific purpose or opportunity. It implies being preferred or singled out from a group or pool of options based on certain criteria or qualities

How to use "were picked" in a sentence

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were picked
The bodies were picked clean by this morning.
Imagine how we felt when you were picked up.
We were picked up in the escape attempt yesterday.
All these vegetables were picked this morning.
They were picked up by police several hours later.
Three types of trees were picked to make a board.
They were picked up in an armored personnel carrier.
Even these shoes were picked out for me.
Most were picked up when war broke out.
Maybe the whole ones were picked up already.
They were picked up by helicopter the next day.
Six potential clones were picked and sequenced.
We were picked up very punctually by the driver.
Some of the corpses were picked up by street cleaners.
We were picked up at a hotel near our hotel.

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Individul colonies were picked from this pool.
We were picked up and dropped off at home.
Putative expressor clones were picked as red colonies.
The two were picked up by police and detained.
They are as fresh as the day they were picked.
A few survivors were picked up by the other vessels.
I do not think they knew you were picked up.
The other five were picked up by a surface vessel.
Maps are played in the order they were picked.
Neither pilots were picked up for production.
Before you lied when you were picked up.
The bodies were picked up last night.
Pure isolated positive plaques or clones were picked.
The schools were picked because of their locations.
Seven of these positive clones were picked at random.
These two were picked up an hour or so later.
This is because yesterday their olives were picked.
Some singers were picked up by their parents.
This is why more winners were picked.
The vibrations were picked up by two seismic stations.
A few small pieces of coal were picked up on.
Those who were picked up last were first off.
Three men in the area were picked up.
Colonies were picked to inoculate selective liquid medium.
The next morning they were picked up.
Single clones were picked up and examined by immunoblotting.
You were seen wearing it the night you were picked up.
These strains were picked for subsequent studies.
But they say that some men were picked up.
Colonies were picked into broth and grown.
He and two classmates were picked up today.
Colonies were picked and miniprep DNAs were made.
I believe that children were picked up by someone.
We were picked up right in front of the hotel.
Ten blue plaques were picked and subcultured.

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