Examples of 'were picked up' in a sentence

Meaning of "were picked up"

This phrase can be used in multiple contexts, but commonly refers to someone being physically collected or taken from a certain location by another person or a means of transportation. It can also indicate that an object or item was found or acquired by someone

How to use "were picked up" in a sentence

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were picked up
We were picked up in the escape attempt yesterday.
Some of the corpses were picked up by street cleaners.
We were picked up very punctually by the driver.
Maybe the whole ones were picked up already.
They were picked up by police several hours later.
Imagine how we felt when you were picked up.
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.
Before you lied when you were picked up.
Neither pilots were picked up for production.
Were picked up on the field by our.
The bodies were picked up last night.
A few small pieces of coal were picked up on.
They were picked up in an armored personnel carrier.

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Three men in the area were picked up.
Most were picked up when war broke out.
The next morning they were picked up.
These two were picked up an hour or so later.
You were seen wearing it the night you were picked up.
Some singers were picked up by their parents.
But they say that some men were picked up.
They were picked up by helicopter the next day.
You are here because you were picked up by the police.
We were picked up at a hotel near our hotel.
The eight survivors were picked up by a rescue boat.
We were picked up and dropped off at home.
Both the girls were picked up in clubs.
We were picked up right in front of the hotel.
I believe that children were picked up by someone.
The two were picked up by police and detained.
He and two classmates were picked up today.
You were picked up near the scene of the rape.
Personnel in the water were picked up by destroyers.
You were picked up on a murder charge two weeks ago.
They are elites who were picked up nationally.
They were picked up four days later.
He looked after me until we were picked up by an army patrol.
You were picked up with seven.
A payloader and an angle grinder were picked up.
The vibrations were picked up by two seismic stations.
And then you say you were picked up.
Those who were picked up last were first off.
Dozens of activists and politicians were picked up that day.
Single clones were picked up and examined by immunoblotting.
Suddenly all the socks were picked up.
All three were picked up for questioning.
Two more survivors were picked up.
Other boats were picked up and thrown onto land.
We are three miles past the spot where you were picked up.

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