How to Use picket line in a Sentence

picket line

noun
  • She joined her coworkers on the picket line.
  • And there’s the bonus of making new friends on the picket line.
    — Dan Doperalski, Variety, 9 Oct. 2021
  • There would be picket lines and headlines.
    — Tim Wright, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Thousands have showed up at the picket line over the past two weeks.
    — ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • More strikers than a picket line.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The prospect of having to cross a picket line just to do his job was too much.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Writers on those shows have pledged not to cross a picket line if a strike is called.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
  • In came hard-leftists who had learned their craft on picket lines rather than ski slopes.
    — The Economist, 16 Nov. 2019
  • Visitors to the show may need to cross a picket line to see it.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Very few thought the actors would also join them on the picket lines.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Twenty workers crossed the picket line and went back to work.
    — Damian Paletta, courant.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Even the five unions that have settled might honor the picket lines.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • More recently, she's been seen with fiery red curls on the picket lines.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Corbyn is more your guy for a rally or a picket line, or a chat at the bus stop.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Since then, workers have been walking the picket lines.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The union took to the picket lines in October for five days.
    — Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • That marked the first time in more than 40 years that both unions were on the picket line at the same time.
    — Thomas Buckley, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Keep showing up on the picket lines and make your voices heard around the country.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Writers spent most of their days during the ’07 strike on the picket line.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2023
  • While the public has been missing their favorite shows, those on the picket lines are, too.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Our freedom to strike, or to walk a picket line to win a better life, may be threatened next.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Many parents and students have joined teachers on picket lines.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Union members are asking fans to bring their own food to the game and not cross the picket line to buy food and drink.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The 10-month strike ripped the town apart as hundreds of workers crossed the picket line.
    — Star Tribune, 23 Feb. 2020
  • Workers on the picket line receive strike pay of $275 per week.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2021
  • Membership voted to stay on the picket line.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Chanting at the front of picket lines, strands of gray in her hair, in the 1980s.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • There were loud demands on the picket lines as commuters endured the fallout.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • Nearly two years later, some have crossed over, but 650 still walk the picket line.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Before the deal, union leaders crafted a strike pay plan and picket lines across the Strip.
    — Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023

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