picket fence
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of picket fence
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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They’d rather invest in index funds and travel the world than tie themselves to a 30-year mortgage and a picket fence.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
A picket fence is trim, as are the schoolhouse’s large windows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
But this, for the most part, is South Korea’s middle-class dream of home ownership — its version of a house with the white picket fence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025
His uncle leapt over their white picket fence to save precious seconds as he stuffed items into the back of his car.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025
The church is just across the street, a white picket fence setting it off from the rest of the town.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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