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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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Lawn mowing season is coming, which means that trash that is not picked up and plastic netting will be cut into smaller plastic pieces to be deposited in Naperville soil for thousands of years.
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The only solution is to cover your entire tree with 5 mm mesh netting, available from Internet vendors.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
In the meantime, residents are advised to take protective measures such as wearing long pants and long sleeves and using protective netting over one’s face.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
The netting appeared to be unraveling at her sleeves and hemline, giving the gown a slightly more undone aesthetic.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The only solution is to cover your entire tree with 5 mm mesh netting, available from Internet vendors.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
In the meantime, residents are advised to take protective measures such as wearing long pants and long sleeves and using protective netting over one’s face.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
The netting appeared to be unraveling at her sleeves and hemline, giving the gown a slightly more undone aesthetic.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
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 5 Apr. 2026.
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