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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Biden was arguably the most pro-union president ever, becoming the first to join a picket line during the auto strike in 2023.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The union’s decision to send its members to the picket line came after its third bargaining session of the week ended Thursday night without an agreement.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
There would be picket lines and headlines.
—Tim Wright, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
The strikes were set to take place across the Chicago area, with picket lines extended to California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Ohio if the parties did not come to the agreements.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The union’s decision to send its members to the picket line came after its third bargaining session of the week ended Thursday night without an agreement.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
There would be picket lines and headlines.
—Tim Wright, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
The strikes were set to take place across the Chicago area, with picket lines extended to California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Ohio if the parties did not come to the agreements.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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