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
Still, agreeing to meet with administration officials has become akin to crossing a picket line; Muslims who do can face immense community pressure.
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Asma Khalid, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Both sides are hoping to avoid the sorts of impasses that sent thousands of Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists rank-and-file marching to picket lines.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Both the Writer’s Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) took to the picket lines, pushing the project’s timeline back even more.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
From Hollywood writers and actors to auto workers and teachers, a burgeoning labor movement has swept the country— with hundreds of thousands of union employees taking to picket lines to fight for higher wages, safer working conditions and greater job security.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
More recently, she's been seen with fiery red curls on the picket lines.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Navalny joined the picket line on several occasions with his wife, and brought tea.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile, Local 11, which told its hospitality workers early in the WGA strike not to cross any picket lines when on-location shoots were being shut down around town, is also in the middle of a rolling work stoppage at high-profile area hotels that has affected the awards season.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
In September, when Biden became the first sitting president to walk a picket line — joining striking union autoworkers in Michigan — Trump held a rally at a nearby nonunion auto parts plant.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Asma Khalid, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Both sides are hoping to avoid the sorts of impasses that sent thousands of Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists rank-and-file marching to picket lines.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Both the Writer’s Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) took to the picket lines, pushing the project’s timeline back even more.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
From Hollywood writers and actors to auto workers and teachers, a burgeoning labor movement has swept the country— with hundreds of thousands of union employees taking to picket lines to fight for higher wages, safer working conditions and greater job security.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
More recently, she's been seen with fiery red curls on the picket lines.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Navalny joined the picket line on several occasions with his wife, and brought tea.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile, Local 11, which told its hospitality workers early in the WGA strike not to cross any picket lines when on-location shoots were being shut down around town, is also in the middle of a rolling work stoppage at high-profile area hotels that has affected the awards season.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
In September, when Biden became the first sitting president to walk a picket line — joining striking union autoworkers in Michigan — Trump held a rally at a nearby nonunion auto parts plant.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Dictionary Entries Near picket line
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Kids Definition
picket line
noun1
: a position held by a line of military pickets
2
: a line of individuals (as striking workers or protestors) who are demonstrating against a business, organization, or institution
Legal Definition
picket line
noun
: a line of people picketing a business, institution, or organization
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