Below you will find example sentences with "litter picking". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Litter Picking in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 16
  • Discovered as a combination around: picking
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.5 words

Words in this phrase

litter picking

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • litter can mean: Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. Less frequent word
  • picking can mean: present participle and gerund of pick Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

100 strong litter picking volunteers to 1× carrying out litter picking in and 1× carrying out litter picking missions and 1× environment by litter picking and stopping 1× form of litter picking equipment 1× group with litter picking and have 1× helped with litter picking gardening at 1× hours of litter picking in corby 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a council spokesperson 1× as the following 1× jack has helped 1× litter picking isn 1× litter picking volunteers 1× one wildlife enthusiast 1×

Common sentence endings:

at the centre 1× at the museum 1× in its parks 1× in the area 1× in the district 1× in woodwork lessons 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

rubbish 5× volunteers 3× group 3× council 2× area 2× britain 2× tidying 2× community 2× centre 2× work 2× year 2× strong 2×

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

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Just after it in the phrase index:

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Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "litter picking" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 100 strong litter picking volunteers to, carrying out litter picking in and, rubbish, volunteers and group stand out.

Example types with litter picking

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

This time in the form of litter picking equipment. (9 words)

Litter picking isn't just about tidying up – it's an investment in your community. (15 words)

One wildlife enthusiast, Nik Mitchell, discovered hundreds of the tomatoes while litter picking in the area. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The triplets, aged 10, who are all pupils at Flying High Academy, are Ashfield’ s youngest volunteers and have been awarded a special award for their for their work litter picking, collecting soft plastics in churches, and fund raising in the district. (42 words)

The officials were accompanied by the Supervisors as well as the Commissioner in a visit to see a 23-year-old man, who had been found in the possession of cannabis, carry out four hours of litter picking in Corby. (40 words)

Sophie Newton runs the Sophie’s Super Litter Picking group and spent more than two and a half hours filling 18 bags with rubbish from the beach on July 29. She told the BBC: “More people means more rubbish. (39 words)

Example sentences (16)

A council spokesperson said: “Where possible, the council uses control measures such as habitat management and litter picking to manage rat populations in its parks.

If you would like to get involved with litter picking in your local area, click here for more information about the Keep Britain Tidy scheme and their Great British Spring Clean 2023.

Jack has helped with litter picking, gardening at St Mary’s Church and other parts of the town, tidying up St. Philips Community Centre and volunteering his time to work events at the centre.

Litter picking isn't just about tidying up – it's an investment in your community.

LITTER picking volunteers have collected 1,615kg of rubbish in Inverclyde since the start of the year.

One wildlife enthusiast, Nik Mitchell, discovered hundreds of the tomatoes while litter picking in the area.

Since 2013, Shepton Mallet’s SOS Africa Children’s Charity has recruited teams of 100-strong litter picking volunteers to ensure that Glastonbury’s iconic Pyramid Stage Field is cleared of rubbish each morning of the festival.

The triplets, aged 10, who are all pupils at Flying High Academy, are Ashfield’ s youngest volunteers and have been awarded a special award for their for their work litter picking, collecting soft plastics in churches, and fund raising in the district.

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We now deliver chair pilates, a walking group with litter picking and have a mindfulness and mental health group starting this month.

Whilst on shift they’ll be scrubbing the toilets with strong disinfectant and a mop, disinfecting the sinks, litter picking, and restocking hand sanitisers.

Our practical approach to protecting our marine environment by litter picking and stopping rubbish entering the sea will be complemented by the creative poster making session at the museum.

Sophie Newton runs the Sophie’s Super Litter Picking group and spent more than two and a half hours filling 18 bags with rubbish from the beach on July 29. She told the BBC: “More people means more rubbish.

The 1st Castleberg Beaver colony was carrying out litter picking in and around Settle when the youngsters realised there was an issue with dog poo.

The officials were accompanied by the Supervisors as well as the Commissioner in a visit to see a 23-year-old man, who had been found in the possession of cannabis, carry out four hours of litter picking in Corby.

This time in the form of litter picking equipment.

As the following examples show, youngsters are certainly leading the charge to make Britain’s schools more eco-friendly by planting vegetable patches, carrying out litter picking missions and taking part in woodwork lessons.

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