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
Opposition calls it ‘corrupt’ Elon Musk is one of the few winners from Trump auto tariffs
Misinformation expert encouraged picket lines at Tesla sites to protest DOGE cuts.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
As protests against Tesla continue, Donovan argues anyone blaming her and other organizers of nonviolent picket lines for the company’s recent difficulties is looking in the wrong direction.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The Tesla Takedown movement is urging protesters to sell their Teslas, dump their stock and join the picket lines.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images In May 2023, the trio met for the first brainstorming session for The Pitt, only for the WGA to announce its strike the next day, sending Wyle out onto the Hollywood picket lines around Netflix and Warner Bros.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
As protests against Tesla continue, Donovan argues anyone blaming her and other organizers of nonviolent picket lines for the company’s recent difficulties is looking in the wrong direction.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
The Tesla Takedown movement is urging protesters to sell their Teslas, dump their stock and join the picket lines.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images In May 2023, the trio met for the first brainstorming session for The Pitt, only for the WGA to announce its strike the next day, sending Wyle out onto the Hollywood picket lines around Netflix and Warner Bros.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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