Examples of strikebreaker in a Sentence
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Strikers viewed militiamen and soldiers as strikebreakers, and with the arrival of troops in Chicago, the violence escalated dramatically, as did civilian deaths.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Chavez also used language to describe strikebreakers that critics say would draw sharp condemnation today.
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Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Many workers viewed immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe as part of the problem, since employers often used them as strikebreakers, relying on their desperation and the difficulty of uniting workers across lines of language and culture.
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Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Aug. 2024
The late night host appeared before a Writers Guild of America West trial committee in February and June 2009, and was eventually cleared, with his name not appearing on the WGA West’s list of strikebreakers.
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Abbey White,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 May 2023
This policy has been strictly enforced in the past and has resulted in convincing many would be strikebreakers to refrain from harming the Guild and its members during a strike.
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Manori Ravindran,
Variety,
2 May 2023
But will the strikebreakers wear an onion on their belt a la Abraham Simpson?
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Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2023
Their purpose is to protect property, not people, and labor history is littered with accounts of police moonlighting as strikebreakers or charging in to harass or injure striking workers.
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Kim Kelly,
The New Republic,
29 May 2020
Working with mining bosses, the local sheriff hastily deputized about 2,000 strikebreakers to round up about 1,200 miners, mostly immigrants from Mexico and eastern Europe.
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Washington Post,
14 July 2019
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Chavez also used language to describe strikebreakers that critics say would draw sharp condemnation today.
—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Many workers viewed immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe as part of the problem, since employers often used them as strikebreakers, relying on their desperation and the difficulty of uniting workers across lines of language and culture.
—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Aug. 2024
The late night host appeared before a Writers Guild of America West trial committee in February and June 2009, and was eventually cleared, with his name not appearing on the WGA West’s list of strikebreakers.
—
Abbey White,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 May 2023
This policy has been strictly enforced in the past and has resulted in convincing many would be strikebreakers to refrain from harming the Guild and its members during a strike.
—
Manori Ravindran,
Variety,
2 May 2023
But will the strikebreakers wear an onion on their belt a la Abraham Simpson?
—
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2023
Their purpose is to protect property, not people, and labor history is littered with accounts of police moonlighting as strikebreakers or charging in to harass or injure striking workers.
—
Kim Kelly,
The New Republic,
29 May 2020
Working with mining bosses, the local sheriff hastily deputized about 2,000 strikebreakers to round up about 1,200 miners, mostly immigrants from Mexico and eastern Europe.
—
Washington Post,
14 July 2019
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“Strikebreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strikebreaker. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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strikebreaker
noun
strike·break·er
-ˌbrā-kər 
: a person hired to replace a striking worker
Legal Definition
strikebreaker
noun
strike·break·er
ˈstrīk-ˌbrā-kər
: an individual hired to replace a striking worker
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