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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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Nazar took the Hawks’ first try during the shootout against the Montreal Canadiens and flicked the puck into the upper netting.
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The Russian slipped the kick through everyone’s legs and into the side netting.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
The netting that used to protect fans in the stands behind home plate now stretches to cover the entire seating area.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
The 15-year NFL veteran said that because the netting is not high down the foul lines, gloves and helmets are provided for fans.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The Russian slipped the kick through everyone’s legs and into the side netting.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
The netting that used to protect fans in the stands behind home plate now stretches to cover the entire seating area.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
The 15-year NFL veteran said that because the netting is not high down the foul lines, gloves and helmets are provided for fans.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 19 Mar. 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 Apr. 2025.
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