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
The history of labor struggle, infused with religious idioms, is a source of identity and values evident in everything from union meetings in churches to prayers on picket lines.
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The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Many have staged picket lines outside the shuttering locations, and have used the closures to support their broader case for unionization.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Kerzka was one of a handful of nurses who spoke to CNN about their decision to leave the picket line and offer their help in the wake of the mass shooting and arson at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
When striking nurses at nearby Henry Ford Genesys Hospital heard about the shooting, some left the picket line and ran the short distance to the church to help first responders, Teamsters Local 332 President Dan Glass said.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Many have staged picket lines outside the shuttering locations, and have used the closures to support their broader case for unionization.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Kerzka was one of a handful of nurses who spoke to CNN about their decision to leave the picket line and offer their help in the wake of the mass shooting and arson at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
When striking nurses at nearby Henry Ford Genesys Hospital heard about the shooting, some left the picket line and ran the short distance to the church to help first responders, Teamsters Local 332 President Dan Glass said.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 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 Oct. 2025.
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