How To Use Pick-me-up In A Sentence
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It was a nice pick-me-up after writing the paper all night and being slightly stressed about the exam, which affected my sleep.
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This means it can be a great pick-me-up as well as enhance numerous other physiological functions like fat loss, satiety, mood, mental focus and even sex drive.
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Un “canard à la menthe” is excellent for digestion, travel sickness, for “remontant” → 'pick-me-up' … It is tonic, refreshing and very enjoyable!
Canard - French Word-A-Day
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There could not have been a better pick-me-up for both of us.
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Each registers a distinct floral note — the lilies and gladioli for the funeral parlours, irises and tulips and birds of paradise for the wives of contrite husbands, pink and crinoline-white carnations for the velvet lapels of hopeful prom kings, thorny roses for the lovers and poets and perky daisies and mums and marigolds for the pick-me-ups and get-well-soons.
Virginity
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This is an ideal New Year pick-me-up — a five day holiday in the Bahamas.
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The revelation he favoured an easily available pick-me-up called androstenedione - banned by every sport that actually cared about drug testing - created as much animosity towards the reporter who wrote the story as it did towards McGwire.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
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Beauty is one area untouched by the downturn because women see treatments as a pick-me-up in tough times.
The Sun
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For a nation whose favourite hobby is shopping, the news that gas prices are going up should come as a positive pick-me-up, an irresistible invitation to go out and experiment with something new.
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It gives you a little pick-me-up, so, long may the good times continue…
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Getting a virtual hug on my website can be a great pick-me-up, but it's not enough.
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And shoppers in need of an instant pick-me-up will be able to visit the Oxygen Bar - an antidote to all vices with pure filtered oxygen delivered straight to an ailing metabolism.
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An instant pick-me-up - it adds health and radiance to the skin.
Times, Sunday Times
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I headed for the kitchen and washed down my personal pick-me-up.
DEAD BEAT
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So effective is cacao as a pick-me-up that it is being embraced in the party crowd as a healthy alternative to synthetic dance drugs.
Times, Sunday Times
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At the end of term it is a fantastic pick-me-up for the whole school.
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Never a whimper; never a pick-me-up-and-carry me .... never a I-told-you-so," and, Tommy says, the Siwash woman told him, "I'd sooner be flat-bellied of hunger and be your woman, Tommy, than have a potlatch every day and be Chief George's klooch.
“The way of a man with a maid may be too wonderful to know. . .”
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For a taste of the countryside and a glucose pick-me-up, add a dash of elderflower cordial.
Times, Sunday Times
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He went to take that popular Georgian pick-me-up, bathing in and drinking the spa waters at Bath.
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So he probably needed a bit of a prerace pick-me-up.
The Sun
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There are towers of buttermilk pancakes for those with a sweet tooth, and 100% arabica coffee is a handy pick-me-up.
Times, Sunday Times
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He went to take that popular Georgian pick-me-up, bathing in and drinking the spa waters at Bath.
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Power foods are a convenient pick-me-up and are good for you when used in combination with a wholesome diet of fruit, vegetable, grains, and proteins.
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It tends to be the lower teams we struggle against so it will not be easy, but after a win-less February we are now looking at making it three wins on the trot in March which would be a real pick-me-up.
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I wouldn't go that far, but it is a wonderful pick-me-up.
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Her name was Kate and she came from Toronto, a frank and drily witty woman, the ideal pick-me-up in such circumstances.
THE QUEST FOR K
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Herbal teas, or infusions, have become a pick-me-up for those down in the dumps, and a soothing drink when stress levels start soaring.
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So effective is cacao as a pick-me-up that it is being embraced in the party crowd as a healthy alternative to synthetic dance drugs.
Times, Sunday Times
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Once such colours must have worked as pick-me-ups for the tired soul; today they are more in tune with the lifestyle of the local people.
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One such confection is the Venetian dessert tiramisu, meaning pick-me-up, which involves first creaming the mascarpone with yolks of egg and a little fresh cream, and then incorporating whipped whites of egg.
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Adding just a drop of peppermint essential oil will act as an emotional pick-me-up to dispel winter blues.
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It is also likely to be taken by healthy individuals as a pick-me-up, as are other ‘lifestyle’ drugs.
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In truth, it is their weekend pick-me-up; their only opportunity to hear and speak the language at which they worked all their student days.
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It is traditional around here to drink brandy with coffee as a morning pick-me-up.
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It never fails, and the uncontrollable sniggering and whooping that follows is one of the best pick-me-ups prescribable.
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'Tiramisu' literally translates as 'pick-me-up'.
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Nevertheless, it is likely that all types of fishing that use a fixed spool reel will be the first thing to be banned on rivers that are deemed to be in need of a conservation pick-me-up.
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Power foods are a convenient pick-me-up and are good for you when used in combination with a wholesome diet of fruit, vegetable, grains, and proteins.
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An instant pick-me-up - it adds health and radiance to the skin.
Times, Sunday Times
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Instead, we often seek pick-me-up foods or beverages to self-medicate.
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It claimed to be fragrance-free, but it had a distinct scent
one which served as a pick-me-up anytime I got too down or too stressed.
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Call us superficial but any show called TOO MUCH SUGAR is enticing and expecting a quick pick-me-up we wandered into the Hall.
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It is traditional around here to drink brandy with coffee as a morning pick-me-up.
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If I need a pick-me-up I have them throw in a shot of espresso, but breakfast is all laid out when I get to the studio, so I eat a banana, a bowl of oatmeal or Rice Krispies.
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The revelation he favoured an easily available pick-me-up called androstenedione - banned by every sport that actually cared about drug testing - created as much animosity toward the reporter who wrote the story as it did McGwire.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
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The best room is the honeymoon suite, a sprawling gold-themed love nest that is ideal for those seeking a romantic pick-me-up.
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Nail polish is another affordable pick-me-up, but it now offers all kinds of crazy new shades to inspire the recession-prone splurge.
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You can use this recipe after your bath or shower or as a toner any time your skin could use a pick-me-up!
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This is an ideal New Year pick-me-up — a five day holiday in the Bahamas.
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Create permanent color changes and give your hair a great pick-me-up with at-home highlighting kits, now easier to use than ever.
