picket
noun
a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
will picket
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future tenseof picket.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Flight attendants will picket at major Canadian airports, where passengers were already trying to secure new bookings earlier in the week.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
United has roughly 14,000 pilots, and the union expects at least 2,000 will picket Friday at 10 airports from Newark, New Jersey, to Los Angeles.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
On the East Coast, guild members will picket at locations that include Netflix’s Manhattan headquarters, Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2023
The Allied Pilots Association will picket at Miami International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and other locations, it said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2021
You had better begin; José and I will picket the mules and hobble the llamas.
From The Treasure of the Incas by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
