How to Use mosquito net in a Sentence

mosquito net

noun
  • Some clothes for the kids, a mosquito net, and two towels.
    Aniruddha Ghosal, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Paired with the full canopy, mosquito net, and rain cover, this is one comfy ride.
    Jessica Booth, Parents, 9 May 2024
  • So when darkness falls, the fish wrap themselves in a ‘mosquito net’ of their own making.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010
  • And behind the question, the black oceanic face of my father's father through the haze of creeping sleep and the mosquito net.
    Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2020
  • All versions of the van also come standard with two sliding doors with mosquito nets and a roof-top pop-up tent.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
  • Bear prefers to sleep in his hammock strapped tightly between two trees and covered in a mosquito net.
    Damien Dennis, chicagotribune.com, 31 July 2019
  • Use screens in your windows and doors and sleep under a mosquito net if your windows are open without screens.
    Emma Sarran Webster, Allure, 3 May 2018
  • The star bed sits out on a wooden platform, covered in a protective mosquito net, and not much else.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2020
  • Mandy Harrison, in Jordan, Minn., draped a mosquito net over her head and shoulders to do yard work.
    Kris Maher, WSJ, 16 June 2019
  • This person barricades him or herself with a laptop, mosquito net, and wide-brimmed hat on the outskirts of the field.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Wilson and her son sleep under a mosquito net every night.
    Jop De Vrieze, Science | AAAS, 26 Nov. 2019
  • His wife carried another sack filled with children’s clothes, food and a mosquito net.
    Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Small donations for mosquito nets can save whole lives.
    Brian Resnick, Vox, 27 Nov. 2018
  • It’s made with weather-resistant sheets and has a nylon mosquito net to prevent bugs from getting in.
    Hanna Horvath, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2021
  • People can also wear loose-fitting clothing that covers their arms and legs and use mosquito nets.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The shelters are made from lightweight foam panels and have a lockable door and four windows protected by mosquito nets.
    Conor Gaffey, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2015
  • Suwaida ran in the other direction, crouching beneath a mosquito net and trembling as flashlight beams traced the wall above her head.
    Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Hats — and for babies, mosquito netting over a stroller or carrier — can also help.
    Dipesh Navsaria, Houston Chronicle, 6 July 2018
  • Senna exclaimed in annoyance, slapping aside the mosquito net and collapsing on the bed.
    Andrea Lee, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020
  • An ornate headboard, practical mosquito net, and photograph by Vicky Aguirre round out the space.
    Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Advertisement Outside the plane, Lesly set up a basic camp, stringing a towel and a mosquito net to provide shelter, and settled down to wait.
    Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
  • Cover cribs and strollers with a mosquito net in addition to dressing the baby with adequate clothing.
    Gabriela Moraru, M.d., miamiherald, 4 June 2018
  • Some mosquito nets are treated with insect repellents that last up to a certain number of washes.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
  • The idea that the mucus is a mosquito net doesn’t disprove any of the other possible functions (as Grutter herself acknowledges).
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010
  • In the hilariously cringe-y episode, 18-year-old Zac thinks that a canopy is a mosquito net, takes a swim in some girl's pool, stretches out one prospective date's pair of pumps, and plays a girl's guitar (horribly).
    Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Teachers reached out to non-profit and church groups, and soon boxes of clothes, bottled water, solar lamps, meals, mosquito nets and toys began piling up in classrooms.
    Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2018
  • In Benin, for instance, Covid-19 forced the adoption of a new digitized system of mosquito net distribution.
    Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 14 Sep. 2021
  • In another, his unshaven face was visible through the mosquito netting attached to his hat.
    Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2019
  • The MDGs have mobilized government and business leaders to donate tens of billions of dollars to life-saving tools, such as antiretroviral drugs and modern mosquito nets.
    John W. McArthur, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2013
  • For many years, children were dying of malaria despite all interventions, including mosquito nets and tablets.
    Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 30 May 2024

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