Examples of safety net in a Sentence
The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
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There, capitalism, in its infancy, had not yet developed any safety nets at all for the vulnerable.
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Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
In a lawsuit filed Friday, the states’ attorneys general called the child-care fund freeze nakedly political, saying the administration has weaponized allegations of fraud to blame immigrants for holes in the safety net and tar political rivals as corrupt.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
None of them were and Milan, based in a league that didn’t have the growth mindset of the Premier League, entered the wilderness without the safety net of more and more TV money.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Rather than presenting herself as a solo superwoman, Parker credits her success to a wide safety net, including family, childcare, and other professional help.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
In a lawsuit filed Friday, the states’ attorneys general called the child-care fund freeze nakedly political, saying the administration has weaponized allegations of fraud to blame immigrants for holes in the safety net and tar political rivals as corrupt.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
None of them were and Milan, based in a league that didn’t have the growth mindset of the Premier League, entered the wilderness without the safety net of more and more TV money.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Rather than presenting herself as a solo superwoman, Parker credits her success to a wide safety net, including family, childcare, and other professional help.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Safety net.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20net. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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