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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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Corporate power has shredded the netting of the World Wide Web, a phrase that now sounds risibly utopian.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The drone snagged on the netting, then detonated.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Camouflage netting, tarpaulins and gas equipment — shown and described in New Zealand Police release — indicate that the site had been used for an extended period.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Additionally, a back door was propped open during the inspection and the netting had a gap greater than a quarter-inch at the bottom.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The drone snagged on the netting, then detonated.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Camouflage netting, tarpaulins and gas equipment — shown and described in New Zealand Police release — indicate that the site had been used for an extended period.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Additionally, a back door was propped open during the inspection and the netting had a gap greater than a quarter-inch at the bottom.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2025.
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