picket
noun
a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
have been picketing
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present perfect progressiveof picket.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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One lawmaker apparently complained that protesters have been picketing at her house and targeting her kid, one source told the Wall Street Journal's Olivia Beavers.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025
Some 7,500 dock workers have been picketing the two ports almost non-stop since July 1.
From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2023
Thousands of writers across the country have been picketing studio headquarters, disrupting live productions and targeting the market for advertising at New York’s upfronts this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
About 150 workers have been picketing in shifts outside the Loudoun County Transit complex daily between 3 a.m. and 4 p.m.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023
The environmentalists have been picketing since time immemorial.
From The Tarn of Eternity by Frank Tymon
