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
The campus was packed with hundreds of people who supported the encampment, forming a picket line on all sides of the lawn; when the police broke through, the supporters erupted in chants and jeers.
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
The actress hit the picket line in New York City in July 2023 to support the actors and writers who were striking and struggling amid industry pay rates.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
According to the release, hundreds of employees formed picket lines on April 3 at the Sheraton and two other downtown Phoenix hotels, the Renaissance and the Westin.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Those folks sure seem bullish on artificial intelligence, and the audiences at the Paramount — many of whom are likely writers and actors who just spent much of 2023 on the picket line trying to reign in the potentially destructive power of AI — decided to boo the video.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
The endorsement came just four months after Biden joined auto workers on a picket line in Michigan in their strike against the nation’s three largest automakers.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Marie and 43 physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners contracted to work in the emergency department at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit plan to take to the picket lines, alleging unfair labor practices.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
Plus, the labor strikes that consumed the media industry for much of the previous year as actors and writers hit the picket lines resulted in production delays that left theaters with fewer movies to hawk on their marquees.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
He’s walked the picket line with auto workers, but blames the Biden administration’s efforts to incentivize a transition to electric cars as the reason the companies aren’t paying workers.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
The actress hit the picket line in New York City in July 2023 to support the actors and writers who were striking and struggling amid industry pay rates.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
According to the release, hundreds of employees formed picket lines on April 3 at the Sheraton and two other downtown Phoenix hotels, the Renaissance and the Westin.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Those folks sure seem bullish on artificial intelligence, and the audiences at the Paramount — many of whom are likely writers and actors who just spent much of 2023 on the picket line trying to reign in the potentially destructive power of AI — decided to boo the video.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
The endorsement came just four months after Biden joined auto workers on a picket line in Michigan in their strike against the nation’s three largest automakers.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Marie and 43 physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners contracted to work in the emergency department at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit plan to take to the picket lines, alleging unfair labor practices.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
Plus, the labor strikes that consumed the media industry for much of the previous year as actors and writers hit the picket lines resulted in production delays that left theaters with fewer movies to hawk on their marquees.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
He’s walked the picket line with auto workers, but blames the Biden administration’s efforts to incentivize a transition to electric cars as the reason the companies aren’t paying workers.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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