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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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Two architecture critics told CNN the netting appears to address functional safety concerns about people jumping.
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Eric Levenson, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
The Vessel on September 18 as the steel netting was being installed.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2024
Netting is a common issue, Keller said, whether recreational, like soccer or badminton nets, or protective, like bird netting used on trees or shrubs.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
Two tomato stakes and a piece of anti-aircraft netting can work just as well and are easy to pack in, pack out, and move if need be.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 11 July 2024
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Eric Levenson, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
The Vessel on September 18 as the steel netting was being installed.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2024
Netting is a common issue, Keller said, whether recreational, like soccer or badminton nets, or protective, like bird netting used on trees or shrubs.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
Two tomato stakes and a piece of anti-aircraft netting can work just as well and are easy to pack in, pack out, and move if need be.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 11 July 2024
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 13 Nov. 2024.
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