Sentence examples for was a pick from inspiring English sources
Peterson said: "After I knocked it down, I thought, 'That was a pick.' And it was a pick for a touchdown because there was nobody in front of me".
For Senator John McCain, the last Republican presidential nominee, choosing between former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts or Rick Santorum, a former Senate colleague, was a pick between old enemies.
His first basket was a left-handed finish on a drive down the lane and his first assist was a pick and roll with Derrick Favors.
It was a pick-and-roll exercise.
"The Bay of Pigs was a pick-me-up for everyone".
Warner's dream cake was a pick-up-and-eat kind of snack.
The highlight play was a pick-six in which he jammed Johnson into oblivion, physically outworking him to the target spot.
Even when brandishing a baseball bat, he seemed playful, not menacing; one wondered if there was a pick-up game somewhere nearby.
But that was a pick-up game for pocket money; a temporary distraction from the pleasing slog of a warm-weather training camp.
Construction spending fell sharply, its biggest drop in five years, but what most upset the stockmarkets was a pick-up in manufacturing activity, coupled with a price rise in manufacturers' raw materials.
