picket

Example Sentences

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Chanting at the front of picket lines, strands of gray in her hair, in the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Speaking to the BBC at the picket line, St Cuthbert's staff reported "extremely volatile" behaviour from some pupils.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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

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 • Feb. 9, 2026

She refused to cross the picket line, so we drove twenty miles out of our way to buy our duct tape.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman