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
During months of strikes, tensions have spiked on picket lines at various hotels and have continued at some locations even after deals are struck.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
The Writers Guild of America officially hit the picket lines for fair wages and workplace protections in May 2023, followed shortly by a strike from the Screen Actors Guild.
—EW.com, 14 May 2024
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
The Writers Guild of America officially hit the picket lines for fair wages and workplace protections in May 2023, followed shortly by a strike from the Screen Actors Guild.
—EW.com, 14 May 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 29 May. 2024.
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