pickets

Example Sentences

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The city council said it had suspended collections across the city for the day due to the "mass pickets and protests" across its depots.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

While some earlier protests did turn violent, she wrote, recent pickets outside Portland’s ICE headquarters have featured lawn chairs and low energy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

That’s the position workers promoted this week during pickets at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

The NUM sent protesters - known as flying pickets - to disrupt and pressure working miners.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024

Pauline was leaning idly on the fence, her arms resting on the crossrail between the pickets.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison