gently pick up
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To lift something in a soft and careful manner.
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- She gently picked up a plate and examined it.
- He gently picked up the fallen bird, careful not to hurt it.
- The mother gently picked up her sleeping baby.
- Could you gently pick up that delicate flower?
- With trembling hands, she gently picked up the old photograph.
- Please gently pick up the broken pieces of glass.
- He watched as she gently picked up each shell from the sand.
- The crane operator gently picked up the fragile cargo.
- Always gently pick up newborn animals to avoid startling them.
- She carefully knelt and gently picked up the scattered beads.