picket
noun
a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
had picketed
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past perfectof picket.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Shelton said that more than 600 union members had picketed and marched over the past 20 days.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2021
Gox, bitcoin trader Kolin Burges said he had picketed outside since Feb. 14 after traveling from London in an effort to get back $320,000 he has tied up in bitcoins with Mt.
From Time ● Feb. 25, 2014
Both victims were among 29 civil rights demonstrators who were arrested Aug. 14 at nearby Fort Deposit after they had picketed stores, demanding equal job opportunities for local Negroes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Outside the courthouse the diehards of a Communist brigade which had picketed the square since the trial's beginning stared sullenly as the jurors marched down the courthouse steps.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a short time they had removed saddles and bridles, hiding these among the neighboring rocks, together with their supplies, and had picketed the horses by means of the lariats.
From The Saddle Boys of the Rockies Lost on Thunder Mountain by James Carson
