picket line
Example Sentences
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After more than two weeks on the picket line, the union received raises of as much as 13.5% over three years, and avoided legal trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Salud Garcia, 80, walks a picket line to fight for higher wages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Matching the level of support at Wimbledon in 1973 will take some doing because, as in any workplace, there will be players prepared to cross a metaphorical picket line outside the entrance to Centre Court.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
A year after his appearance in Hazard, he traveled to southwest Virginia and stood on the picket line in solidarity with the striking miners.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
She always made sure that women understood what to expect when they volunteered for the picket line.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
