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
Thousands of Republic Services waste workers from various states have been on strike or honoring the picket line, demanding fair pay and benefits while their union, the Teamsters, and the company work to settle new contracts in Boston.
—
Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Momentum for a strike had grown in the past month as the union flexed its labor power with two picket lines outside of Safeway stores in Pleasant Hill and Burlingame.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 27 July 2025
What To Know The strike, led by Teamsters Local 25 in Boston, has since expanded, with more than 2,000 workers either striking or honoring picket lines across California, Ohio, Illinois, Georgia, and Washington, according to the union.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
Trash collection delays are expected to persist this weekend across parts of Orange County as local Republic Services workers continue to honor picket lines in solidarity with striking sanitation workers in Boston.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for picket line
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Momentum for a strike had grown in the past month as the union flexed its labor power with two picket lines outside of Safeway stores in Pleasant Hill and Burlingame.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 27 July 2025
What To Know The strike, led by Teamsters Local 25 in Boston, has since expanded, with more than 2,000 workers either striking or honoring picket lines across California, Ohio, Illinois, Georgia, and Washington, according to the union.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
Trash collection delays are expected to persist this weekend across parts of Orange County as local Republic Services workers continue to honor picket lines in solidarity with striking sanitation workers in Boston.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for picket line
Cite this Entry
“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share