How to Use safety net in a Sentence

safety net

noun
Definition of safety netnext
  • The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
  • The idea was to have them as a safety net in case a starter faltered.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The safety net at that time was, to use the modern term, a private one.
    — Ed Martin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Because at the end of the day, somebody's paying for the safety net.
    — Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The patients left the hospital and fell through the safety net like sand.
    — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022
  • And those little things add up to something of a safety net.
    — Zan Romanoff, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • This no-sweat bet acts as a safety net for new bettors in Ohio.
    — cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Such a cushion provides the team with a huge safety net.
    — Mike Ozanian, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • There’s no one that’s going to be a safety net or anyone to fall back on.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Of course, even the best, most expensive safety net can fail.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 24 June 2023
  • That is common sense, but already the holes in the safety net are growing wider.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
  • Think of the $1,000 first-bet offer as a safety net on your initial wager.
    — Catena Media, al, 29 Jan. 2023
  • But a real safety net was those scripts, having the comedic beats that were all written out to push.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • But that crude model also means there is a lighter safety net.
    — Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
  • At a time when the long-term effects of the virus are unknown, that safety net is critical, many say.
    — Katy Golvala, courant.com, 14 Jan. 2022
  • But in recent weeks, that safety net has been cut into.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The fact is that no social safety net will ever replace a ...
    — Benjamin Watson, National Review, 12 May 2024
  • The fate of it depends on the rest of the $2.2 trillion safety net package which has been stuck in the Senate for several months.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Much of her money goes toward maintaining her van and the food pantry is a safety net to fall back on.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The no sweat first bet is a promo offer that gives new customers the option to wager up to $1,000 with a safety net.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 27 July 2022
  • Clearly, the nuances of a concept like the social safety net are beyond the program.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2023
  • If that approach gives you a safety net, great, but that might not be the prevailing across Bengal Land.
    — The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2022
  • However, the same safety net does not exist for cannabis.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Nash said the government must have a safety net for people who get in trouble.
    — Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Plus, these workers are often without the safety net of health care or a union contract.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
  • For most of the year, schools are essential safety nets for supporting kids.
    — Michelle S. Livings, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The kids can afford to dream and many, if not most, perform here with the safety net of AHL Providence beneath their feet.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The Golden Gate Bridge is almost finished adding safety nets.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Despite this, with the help of Social Security, Medicare, and union benefits, we were lifted up by a strong social safety net.
    — The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • More than 5,600 of the disaster claims are for the federal unemployment assistance, which, if approved, will provide a safety net for folks who wouldn’t otherwise receive state benefits.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024

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