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
About 33,000 machinists hit the picket lines in September, and Boeing didn’t restart production until early December.
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Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
In Catholic social teaching, the picket line is sacred ground.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Opposition calls it ‘corrupt’ Misinformation expert encouraged picket lines at Tesla sites to protest DOGE cuts.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Sell your Teslas, dump your stock, join the picket lines.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
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Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
In Catholic social teaching, the picket line is sacred ground.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Opposition calls it ‘corrupt’ Misinformation expert encouraged picket lines at Tesla sites to protest DOGE cuts.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Sell your Teslas, dump your stock, join the picket lines.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 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 29 May. 2025.
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