picket line
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of picket line
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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She has a flexible job and an older child who can watch her youngest, so she plans to join the picket line.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Speaking to the BBC at the picket line, St Cuthbert's staff reported "extremely volatile" behaviour from some pupils.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
A year after his appearance in Hazard, he traveled to southwest Virginia and stood on the picket line in solidarity with the striking miners.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
Steve Parker, chief of the aerospace company’s defense segment, said in a Tuesday letter to workers that the company wouldn’t move off its basic contract terms and urged them to cross the picket line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
They advertised for workers willing to cross the picket line.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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