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
Some on the picket line said the erosion in health benefits, marked by higher premiums and deductibles, essentially erased the pay increases offered by the company.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
Meanwhile, while the Teamsters only represent workers at a small fraction of Costco stores overall, the union is prepared to set up picket lines at an undisclosed number of nonunion Costco stores nationwide, even if workers at those stores remain on the job.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
Meanwhile, while the Teamsters only represent workers at a small fraction of Costco stores overall, the union is prepared to set up picket lines at an undisclosed number of nonunion Costco stores nationwide, even if workers at those stores remain on the job.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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