- present participle of picket.
picketing
Example Sentences
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The workers are currently picketing outside the Stage This studio in Sun Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The law states that it does not “prohibit any expressive conduct including peaceful picketing or other peaceful demonstration.”
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2026
Ministers really didn't want to do that with NHS staff picketing outside the parliament.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
The picketing machinists benefited from a strike fund while they were off the job but were under increasing pressure as healthcare coverage lapsed for some families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
After an intense lobbying campaign, which included letters, petitions, and more picketing, Carvie Oldham agreed to meet with tenants to hear their grievances—an important first.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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