Vocabulary Entry

picket

|noun • verb • noun

noun

A person or group stationed to guard or observe a place.

Example Sentences

"The picket stood outside the building to protest the working conditions."

"During the strike, a large picket was organized to raise awareness."

"The picket held signs demanding better wages and treatment."

verb

Example Sentences

"Workers decided to picket outside the factory to show their dissatisfaction."

"They chose to picket instead of going back to work until their demands were met."

"The students plan to picket the administration office over the tuition hike."

noun

Example Sentences

"The farmer used wooden pickets to create a border around the garden."

"We need to replace several pickets on the fence that were damaged in the storm."

"The old picket fence added charm to the rustic farmhouse."