picket
noun
a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
picketed
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past participleof picket.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof picket.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
picketnouna post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
Example Sentences
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A Jerusalem cafe picketed for weeks by observant Jews said Thursday it had agreed to shut on the Sabbath, bowing to demands despite counter-protests by secular Israelis.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
He picketed alone outside Google and Microsoft in his home city of Seattle, carrying a sign: “Death of Human Invention & Discovery = Depressing,” according to his social-media posts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Workers picketed outside their newsroom in London to protest the proposed sale to Tortoise Media, arguing it had been “rushed through” without the support of the staff.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
In June 1984, thousands of miners from across Britain picketed at Orgreave coking plant in South Yorkshire in a bid to stop lorries delivering coal and collecting coke for Scunthorpe power plant.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024
“Most of the Long Knives’ horses were picketed there.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
