Sentence examples for way I picked from inspiring English sources

Along the way, I picked up many new friends.

On the way I picked up some basic supplies (milk, tomatoes, cereal, fruit, pasta, oil, bottled water).

As the plumber started to dig, smash went another tile, and another, reminding me of the way I picked at scabs as a kid, the lifting of one dry edge eventually giving way to a gory, sanguinary excavation.

My grad student and postdoc experiences were depressingly typical, and along the way I picked up a stress reaction whereby I would lose my appetite and throw up when faced with a particularly stressful event, like a workplace bully or an altercation with an adviser.

Along the way, I picked up some wisdom.

Somewhere along the way, I picked up the habit of identifying people's origins by their names.

Along the way, I pick up calls on my mobile.

That's more complicated when you work in a restaurant, but we've figured out a way: I pick the kids up from school and cook with them, then go back to work.

I generally select the films I want to see intuitively -- by title, director and/or genre -- similar to the way I pick horses at the track.

On my way out, I picked up a card telling me that I could get a free download of Ghost Dimension so long as I had a Microsoft account.

These people have been able to mentor me in an informal way, and I picked up a lot of what I'd call "dirt under the fingernails" from some of these people, and over time it's been helpful.