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: the act or process of making a net or network
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: the act, process, or right of fishing with a net
Examples of netting in a Sentence
He put up wire netting around the garden.
wore a veil of netting
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The Rays got a slight scare in the eighth when third baseman Junior Caminero momentarily grabbed, then dropped a foul ball and crashed over the railing, through the netting into the stands.
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
The Georgia international reaches the ball but can only fire into the side netting.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Small or newly planted trees and shrubs are more vulnerable to damage and can be protected by covering them with fine netting for the few weeks that adult cicadas are active.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Attach the netting to overhanging eaves and angle back to the area on the siding where the damage occurs, or drape it over stakes to keep them away from deck posts, says Mengak.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
The Georgia international reaches the ball but can only fire into the side netting.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Small or newly planted trees and shrubs are more vulnerable to damage and can be protected by covering them with fine netting for the few weeks that adult cicadas are active.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Attach the netting to overhanging eaves and angle back to the area on the siding where the damage occurs, or drape it over stakes to keep them away from deck posts, says Mengak.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for netting
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“Netting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/netting. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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