How to Use safety net in a Sentence

safety net

noun
  • The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
  • But a wage and a safety net are not enough.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • That’s when a safety net is handy.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • And the third is that there are a lot of holes in our safety net.
    — The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2020
  • There are no more soft schedule safety nets or easy outs.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Now the holes in the safety net are growing.
    — Claudia Strauss, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
  • These wagers could work for the first bet safety net, too.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Guess which group will suffer most when safety nets are slashed.
    — Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
  • But for many, that safety net is missing.
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The idea was to have them as a safety net in case a starter faltered.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
  • This works the same as the bet365 safety net.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This works the same way as the bet365 safety net.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Others might have a safety net.
    — Bob Chitrathorn, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a pretty good safety net.
    — Joe Smith, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • At one point, a player tossed a game ball over the third base line safety net.
    — Charleen Richey, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • But that crude model also means there is a lighter safety net.
    — Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Most will get the $1,500 first bet safety net.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This no-sweat bet acts as a safety net for new bettors in Ohio.
    — cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Most will get the $1,500 first bet safety net here.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • For now, the cash here is more of a safety net than a true investment.
    — cleveland, 5 Sep. 2021
  • On the other hand, a loss with the safety net will cause a bonus refund.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Most new users will get the $1,500 first bet safety net.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Most new users will get the $1,500 first bet safety net.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Most new users will get the $1,500 first bet safety net.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Most new users will get the $1,500 first bet safety net.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Most new users will get the $1,500 first bet safety net.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The safety net at that time was, to use the modern term, a private one.
    — Ed Martin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
  • There is a better safety net for footballers now.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • There’s no one that’s going to be a safety net or anyone to fall back on.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2023
  • There was no safety net on that mountain trail, no script for what happened.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026

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