picket line

Example Sentences

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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

WGA West staffers also played a key role in the strike as they, too, joined the picket lines.

From Los Angeles Times

Teachers took to picket lines despite last-minute pleas from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and prominent lawmakers, including U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Some 4,200 nurses on strike at New York-Presbyterian are not covered by the deal and will stay on the picket line.

From Barron's

“Old circus joke. Can’t help ourselves. On the show, people ask that question a thousand times a day. Elephants are chained to a picket line so they don’t run off — or whack somebody.”

From Literature