picket line
noun
1
: a position held by a line of military pickets
2
: a line of people picketing a business, organization, or institution
Examples of picket line in a Sentence
She joined her coworkers on the picket line.
Recent Examples on the Web
Boeing workers gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing facility on October 24, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
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Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Boeing workers gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing facility during an ongoing strike on October 24, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
They were threatened with loaded guns, and at least five were killed on the picket line or while organizing workers.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Boeing strike Around 33,000 workers at Boeing will remain on the picket line after union members rejected an offer from the company in a vote on Wednesday.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Boeing workers gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing facility during an ongoing strike on October 24, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
They were threatened with loaded guns, and at least five were killed on the picket line or while organizing workers.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Boeing strike Around 33,000 workers at Boeing will remain on the picket line after union members rejected an offer from the company in a vote on Wednesday.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for picket line
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“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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