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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Here's what to know about the Red Cup Day strike and why some baristas are on the picket line.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Just in the last week, nurses in California and Michigan have hit the picket lines.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
When autoworkers in Michigan formed picket lines outside of manufacturing plants in 2023, for example, it was widely recognized nationally as a strike.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Dozens of health care workers walked the picket line outside the medical center in Roseville Tuesday morning, chanting and carrying signs, many wearing raincoats and ponchos.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Just in the last week, nurses in California and Michigan have hit the picket lines.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
When autoworkers in Michigan formed picket lines outside of manufacturing plants in 2023, for example, it was widely recognized nationally as a strike.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Dozens of health care workers walked the picket line outside the medical center in Roseville Tuesday morning, chanting and carrying signs, many wearing raincoats and ponchos.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 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 1 Dec. 2025.
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