Sentence examples for by pickup from inspiring English sources

The patrols passed by pickup soccer games, tennis-ball cricket matches, and groups of women hanging out laundry.

Half a dozen people were seen being taken by pickup truck to a hospital, one witness said.

And while most of the islands themselves are walkable, larger ones are best seen by auto-rickshaw or, as I did on Neduntivu, by pickup truck.

We'd been talking for almost an hour when his big white van, followed by pickup trucks with speakers on the flatbeds blasting music, rumbled up our street.

Hundreds of armed men backed by pickup trucks mounted with heavy weapons, like antiaircraft guns or rocket launchers, have staked out territory across Tripoli.

DETROIT — New-vehicle sales rose 17 percent in January, automakers said Tuesday, led by pickup trucks and other big profitable vehicles even as gasoline prices increased.

John F. Smith Jr., the chairman of General Motors, said crossover utilities -- which are also designed to appeal to customers drawn to the higher driving position and rugged looks of traditional sport utility vehicles -- represented a huge opportunity for the auto industry to address the safety and environmental problems posed by pickup-based designs while capturing changing tastes.

Skiers and boarders hitchhiked up the mountain or stood upright in flatbed trailers pulled by pickups to reach the Cardrona Alpine Resort.

Now when I drive home with a load of hay bales, I'm surrounded by pickups that have a certain mother-ship quality.

ARCHER CITY — On a recent Friday afternoon, the courthouse square in this tiny North Texas ranching community was packed with sleek Mercedes-Benzes and Lexuses that occupied spots usually left empty or taken by pickups.

They paraded cheek-by-jowl next to cheerleaders from the local high school and floats depicting slices of Americana on trailers towed by pickups and sponsored by the local chamber of commerce and the Lions Club.