I have so many favourites, it's hard to pick.

Brenda has to pick her favourite flavour of ice cream.

Charlie likes to pick flowers for his girlfriend.

Doug had to pick thorns out of his trousers.

David always picks fights at school.

Please stop picking quarrels with your sister.

You don't want to pick a fight with that guy—he's twice your size!

The home team has the first pick.

That wouldn't be everyone's pick, but I guess you know what you like.

He used a pick to remove a chunk of rock from the cliff face.

Alex strummed his guitar with a pick.

The dentist used a pick to clean the teeth.

The guard used a pick to stop the forward.

Are you going to eat, or just pick?

My uncle picks a banjo.

He picked the rock carefully in order to remove the fossil.

The cat burglar picked the lock.

Edith just picked at her food.

Her mother was always picking at her about her appearance.

The police sniper picked off the bank robbers one by one.

Please don't pick on me because I'm small!

They've gone to pick out her engagement ring.

The professor picked Ken out as his research assistant.

The woman picked out the thief in an identity parade.

Mrs. Arnolds picked over the barrel of apples to find the juiciest ones.

I'll pick up the kids from school today.

Could you pick up my prescription on your way past the chemist?

I picked up the book which had fallen onto the floor.

Lisa picked some guy up in a bar last night.

We hope that sales will pick up next month.

I let the phone ring for ages but he didn't pick up.

Maria was worried that her son was picking up some bad habits from the other boys at school.

My brother is so good at languages, he picked up French in a week.

Andy picked up his cookery skills while working in his father's restaurant.

The security scanner picked up something strange.

The dogs picked up the scent of the deer.

I made an error in my calculations, but nobody picked up on it.

Denise picked up on Laura's comment about working mothers.

He cherry-picked the data to support his point of view.

The manager handpicked Charlotte for the position because of her extensive experience.

I have a bone to pick with you! Did you forget to feed the cat?

Salad bars allow customers to pick and choose from a wide selection of vegetables.

The hyenas picked the bones clean.

The boy picked the grapes off the vine and ate them one by one.

We'll never finish this job by Thursday at this rate; we need to pick it up.

I still don't understand why she picked him over me.

The thief picked the passengers' pockets.

The thieves picked the lock on the door to get inside the house.

Fiona picked up the phone and began talking to someone on the other end.

After her husband's death, she had to pick up the pieces the best she could.

Mozart picked up the torch passed to him from Haydn, and elevated classical music to new heights.

Can I pick your brain for a minute?

Little kids will pick their noses in public, because they have no shame.

The survivors picked their way through the wreckage.

When I need a little pick-me-up, I eat one of my favorite candy bars.

The man gave us a ride in the back of his pickup.

"Do you come here often?" is not a very original pickup line, to say the least.

My new pickup truck is painted bright yellow.

You want to borrow a dress? Sure, have a look in my wardrobe and take your pick.

Nick has done so well at university; he'll be able to take his pick of jobs.