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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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Around a sharp turn, about 20 seconds into her run, Vonn lost her balance after coming off a jump and skidded into the netting, lying on her back as medical personnel rushed to her aid.
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Zack Pierce, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Smaller plants can be placed inside a terrarium or a frame covered in strong netting or chicken wire.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
The disaster has raised questions about bid-rigging and corruption, as well as negligence by government officials, who have cited substandard mesh netting, polystyrene boards that were sealed to the windows and fire alarm failures as major factors in the fire’s start and rapid spread.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
The sturdy, bouncy netting used in the aerial park is the same used in the commercial fishing industry.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Zack Pierce, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Smaller plants can be placed inside a terrarium or a frame covered in strong netting or chicken wire.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
The disaster has raised questions about bid-rigging and corruption, as well as negligence by government officials, who have cited substandard mesh netting, polystyrene boards that were sealed to the windows and fire alarm failures as major factors in the fire’s start and rapid spread.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
The sturdy, bouncy netting used in the aerial park is the same used in the commercial fishing industry.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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 3 Feb. 2026.
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