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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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Somehow, the attempt whistled into the netting in stunning fashion for a power-play goal, as Catholic Memorial seized a 2-0 advantage.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
And if the plants need extra help, row covers or insect netting can protect them from early pests like cabbage worms or flea beetles.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Cover plants with netting if birds are a problem and try a motion sensor sprinkler to startle away unsuspecting squirrels.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
Soon after, the church’s Buildings and Grounds Committee got to work securing the tower and covering it with protective netting to make sure no other pieces were at risk of falling onto public spaces.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
And if the plants need extra help, row covers or insect netting can protect them from early pests like cabbage worms or flea beetles.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Cover plants with netting if birds are a problem and try a motion sensor sprinkler to startle away unsuspecting squirrels.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
Soon after, the church’s Buildings and Grounds Committee got to work securing the tower and covering it with protective netting to make sure no other pieces were at risk of falling onto public spaces.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 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 23 Mar. 2025.
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