How to Use pickup line in a Sentence

pickup line

noun
  • That process of recreating the set took only about an hour, which gave Cameron the freedom for easy reshoots and pickup lines.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Throughout, Antonoff defines himself as not being the type of guy to rehash pickup lines, ask about his lover’s previous dudes, or tell her what to do.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The Eternity actor revealed to The Sunday Times that won her over with an adorable pickup line.
    — Robyn Merrett, InStyle, 7 June 2026
  • Apparently, mom Donna was meant to go on a date with another guy when Ed saw her, hit her with a not-so-cool-yet-charming pickup line, scooped her and the rest was history.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Since then the school has made several changes, according to the suit, including a fence separating the pickup line from a nearby lawn, a foot pathway for pedestrians, and a stop sign in front of the pathway, among other changes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Popular Instagram accounts post people’s dating profiles, text conversations, and awkward pickup lines.
    — Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s biographer Andrew Lownie shared a vulgar pickup line that the former prince allegedly used while trying to pick up women.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 May 2026
  • An elementary school in the Chicago suburbs went on a brief lockdown on April 7 after multiple 911 calls were made about a man carrying a gun in a car pickup line, which turned out to be a senior assassin player trying to eliminate a target.
    — Kate Perez, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
  • On April 7, in far northwest suburban West Dundee, police responded to a local elementary school after several residents called 911 about someone in all-black clothing approaching a vehicle in the after-school pickup line carrying what turned out to be a toy gun.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026

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