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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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For example, don’t cover the seeded area with netting, which can entangle birds, and avoid homemade liquid repellants that can harm them.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
The accommodations are chic but unfussy, with beds draped in mosquito netting, wicker chairs, and wood slatted shutters.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Nazar took the Hawks’ first try during the shootout against the Montreal Canadiens and flicked the puck into the upper netting.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The Russian slipped the kick through everyone’s legs and into the side netting.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
The accommodations are chic but unfussy, with beds draped in mosquito netting, wicker chairs, and wood slatted shutters.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Nazar took the Hawks’ first try during the shootout against the Montreal Canadiens and flicked the puck into the upper netting.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The Russian slipped the kick through everyone’s legs and into the side netting.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.
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