Examples of safety net in a Sentence
The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
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Meanwhile, the safety net designed to financially protect homeowners from flooding sits frozen amid the government shutdown.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
This is the first time that SNAP's food safety net money has been delayed in the program's 60-year history, despite it being used in at least two previous shutdowns.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
Secure a $150 bonus offer or a $1,500 safety net depending on your location.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
This is the first time that SNAP's food safety net money has been delayed in the program's 60-year history, despite it being used in at least two previous shutdowns.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
Secure a $150 bonus offer or a $1,500 safety net depending on your location.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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 10 Nov. 2025.
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