picket line
noun
1
: a position held by a line of military pickets
2
: a line of people picketing a business, organization, or institution
Examples of picket line in a Sentence
She joined her coworkers on the picket line.
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The teenager also walked the picket line with them during the 2023 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike.
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Francesca Gariano, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
After the fallout, Amell joined the picket line in New York.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
El Camino Real coach Ian Kogan missed his team’s games last week while walking on the picket line.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Those on the picket line were employees for local childcare services, according to the union, which organized the rally after negotiations for federal and local public service wages had stalled.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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Francesca Gariano, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
After the fallout, Amell joined the picket line in New York.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
El Camino Real coach Ian Kogan missed his team’s games last week while walking on the picket line.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Those on the picket line were employees for local childcare services, according to the union, which organized the rally after negotiations for federal and local public service wages had stalled.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for picket line
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“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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