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
At one point, pro-Disney workers showed up with baseball bats and gasoline cans, poured out the gasoline, and threatened to light the picket line on fire.
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Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Labor leaders have expressed solidarity, raising the possibility that workers could refuse to cross picket lines or take action in support of one another.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
Even the five unions that have settled might honor the picket lines.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Actors and writers walked the picket lines in Hollywood.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Labor leaders have expressed solidarity, raising the possibility that workers could refuse to cross picket lines or take action in support of one another.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
Even the five unions that have settled might honor the picket lines.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Actors and writers walked the picket lines in Hollywood.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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 23 Apr. 2026.
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