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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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The Littleton native delivered with a rocket to the top netting for his second of the year and 30th career goal for the Rapids.
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 July 2025
Once the dahlias are a few inches tall, install the netting.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
That was evident again Thursday in the Cubs’ 8-7 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers when a fan climbed the netting behind the plate to pull down Sal Frelick’s bat after Frelick lost control and sent it flying.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The Rays got a slight scare in the eighth when third baseman Junior Caminero momentarily grabbed, then dropped a foul ball and crashed over the railing, through the netting into the stands.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 July 2025
Once the dahlias are a few inches tall, install the netting.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
That was evident again Thursday in the Cubs’ 8-7 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers when a fan climbed the netting behind the plate to pull down Sal Frelick’s bat after Frelick lost control and sent it flying.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The Rays got a slight scare in the eighth when third baseman Junior Caminero momentarily grabbed, then dropped a foul ball and crashed over the railing, through the netting into the stands.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
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“Netting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/netting. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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