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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some on the picket line wore kaffiyehs, traditional scarves used to express solidarity with Palestinians.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
According to United Auto Workers Local 4811, workers will hit the picket lines Monday morning at UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, with UC Irvine workers joining the lines Wednesday.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Hess remembers being on the picket lines in the U.S. and then traveling to London to work on season 2.
—EW.com, 14 May 2024
During months of strikes, tensions have spiked on picket lines at various hotels and have continued at some locations even after deals are struck.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
According to United Auto Workers Local 4811, workers will hit the picket lines Monday morning at UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, with UC Irvine workers joining the lines Wednesday.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Hess remembers being on the picket lines in the U.S. and then traveling to London to work on season 2.
—EW.com, 14 May 2024
During months of strikes, tensions have spiked on picket lines at various hotels and have continued at some locations even after deals are struck.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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 8 Jun. 2024.
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