picket line
Example Sentences
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Cost-of-living concerns, brought on by the flaring up of inflation since the pandemic, have led more union workers to the picket line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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
She has a flexible job and an older child who can watch her youngest, so she plans to join the picket line.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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
Write a few hours a day and march on the picket line the other hours.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
