Examples of safety net in a Sentence
The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
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Attacks on statutory rights are pushing these countries back to conditions reminiscent of the late nineteenth century, when poverty and slums were the norm for a working class with no social safety net.
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Yet the economic health of households relapsed in 2022, when inflation spiked and those federal assistance programs began to expire, shrinking the social safety net at the same time millions of families were moving closer to the edge.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 28 May 2026
Schlanger called for Aurora to launch a task force with representatives from the police and fire departments, the city and mental health service providers to identify gaps in the city’s behavioral health safety net and consider how to fix those problems.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
This generation was growing up during the 2008 financial crisis, and the current environment is less financially stable and has fewer social safety nets.
—Anmol Goel, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Yet the economic health of households relapsed in 2022, when inflation spiked and those federal assistance programs began to expire, shrinking the social safety net at the same time millions of families were moving closer to the edge.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 28 May 2026
Schlanger called for Aurora to launch a task force with representatives from the police and fire departments, the city and mental health service providers to identify gaps in the city’s behavioral health safety net and consider how to fix those problems.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
This generation was growing up during the 2008 financial crisis, and the current environment is less financially stable and has fewer social safety nets.
—Anmol Goel, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for safety net
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“Safety net.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20net. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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