picket fence
noun
plural picket fences
: a fence made of pickets
a white picket fence
Old roses scrambling up a porch or spilling over a picket fence may be reminiscent of a bygone era.—
Michael MacCaskey
Michael MacCaskeyTall pine trees lined both sides of the road, backdropped by an occasional stone wall or picket fence …—Peter Gordon
—often used to evoke an idealized or stereotypical image or conception of happy suburban homes in the U.S.Peter GordonFirst we are lulled with a vision of homespun Americana: flowers, a picket fence, a fireman waving from his fire truck, a man watering his front lawn.—David Ansen
David Ansen"Everyone saw me on TV or read articles, and it was all about my great marriage, the white picket fence, all this success and my perfect life. But behind the scenes, it was a struggle," says [Lindsay] Vonn …—Elizabeth Leonard
Elizabeth Leonard… grandparents who were hoping their grandchildren would be raised behind a white picket fence and full-measure suburbanites …—Janet Elder
Janet ElderWe have worked our way up the real estate food chain to the point where we have a modest version of the complete suburban package: the picket fence, the stone walls, the in-ground pool …—Charles McGrath
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Copy Facebook Pinterest Photo by Rod Long/Unsplash Along the Northern California coastline near Fort Bragg, a white picket fence punctuates the rolling green landscape.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
The home is encircled by a white picket fence, but this residence is far from cookie-cutter.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
The premise is simple: A proud dad gets his old band back together to play a song at his daughter’s wedding, only for the group to bash out an early Eighties-style hardcore song, replete with diatribes about Ronald Reagan and white picket fences, all while destroying the venue.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
David Lynch’s cinematic masterpiece pulls back the curtain on the sadism and malevolence hiding behind the picket fences of middle America.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
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Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
The home is encircled by a white picket fence, but this residence is far from cookie-cutter.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025
The premise is simple: A proud dad gets his old band back together to play a song at his daughter’s wedding, only for the group to bash out an early Eighties-style hardcore song, replete with diatribes about Ronald Reagan and white picket fences, all while destroying the venue.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
David Lynch’s cinematic masterpiece pulls back the curtain on the sadism and malevolence hiding behind the picket fences of middle America.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for picket fence
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“Picket fence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20fence. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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