How to use "picking" in a sentence

He'd resist her affection, turn her away by picking a fight

She didn't bother picking up the knife, because she was sure the problem wasn't an intruder

Putting down the vinegar bottle and picking up the knife, Elliot said, "Get the fuck out of here."

Kurt Hensen was standing in front of Alexander's desk, picking through the junk that had been brought over from the hotel

There were already around forty passengers on the boat, some of whom had spent their last money getting a ticket, but the captain stayed until five in the afternoon, picking up passengers until the boat was dangerously crowded

I went after him, picking up the coal-hammer as I entered the room

As soon as they've destroyed all our guns and ships and railways, they'll begin to catch us one by one, picking the best and keeping us in cages and things