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How to use net in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb, adjective

Net means a mesh of string, cord or rope. Example: “The striker headed the ball into the net to make it 1-0.”

Examples of net by meaning

nounA mesh of string, cord or rope.

  • a hairnet; a mosquito net; a tennis net

nounA device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.

  • We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC

nounA device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.

  • The nets have to be checked to make sure that they are not tangled up and therefore useless, and the carcasses of the dead sharks are removed.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 190

nounA trap.

  • caught in the prosecuting attorney's net

nounA framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.

  • The striker headed the ball into the net to make it 1-0.
  • Wigan had N'Zogbia sent off late on but Squillaci headed into his own net to give the home side a deserved point.2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2-2 Arsenal”, in BBC

verbTo enclose or cover with a net.

  • Net the cherry trees to keep birds out.

verbTo score (a goal).

  • Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute.
  • Romeu then scored a penalty, Torres netted a header and Moses added the sixth from substitute Oscar's cross.2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves

verbTo hit the ball into the net.

  • Azarenka whipped a sensational forehand around the net post to break for 2-0 in the second set, followed it up with a love hold and moved to 5-1 when Paszek netted a forehand.2011 June 28, David Ornstein, “Wimbledon 2011: Victoria Azarenka beats Tamira Paszek in quarters”, in BBC Sport

More sentences with net

  • There's a scramble in front of the net as the forwards are hacking at the bouncing puck.From the entry hack
  • The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net.From the entry loose
  • He cast his net, which brought him a very great draft.From the entry draft
  • Those nerf nets may look weird, but they've saved me a lot of pain.From the entry nerf net
  • It got trapped in the fishing net because it's a big stupid jellyfish!From the entry stupid
  • They used a large net to trawl for fish along the coast.From the entry trawl
  • Gill nets are designed to catch a fish by the gills.From the entry gill
  • They will donate net proceeds—whatever money is left after they pay their expenses—from the show to charity.From the entry proceeds
  • The captain sent a curler into the top corner of the net.From the entry curler
  • Corporate taxes were levied on capital or net income, subject to an annual minimum.From the entry corporate tax
  • I forgot to net my raspberries, and as a result the birds ate all the fruit.From the entry as a result
  • He whipped in a dangerous cross, and Faulkner headed into the net.From the entry whip in
  • Use the net to land the fish.From the entry land
  • The defender deflected the cross into his own net.From the entry deflect
  • He bowls medium pace in the nets.From the entry medium pace
  • He hit the nets seven hours before the cricket match.From the entry nets
  • His serves did not clear the volleyball net.From the entry serves
  • The dolphins became entangled in a fishing net.From the entry entangle
  • What a scorcher! See the net reverberate!From the entry scorcher
  • To annualise net profit, divide the year-to-date net profit by the number of completed months, and multiply by twelve.From the entry annualise
  • Net net, what do we have to do today?From the entry net net
  • The striker crossed the ball into the area and found his strike partner Jones, who headed it into the net.From the entry strike partner
  • He fell flat on his back before Sinner trudged around the net for a warm, heartfelt embrace.2025 June 8, Jonathan Jurejko, “Alcaraz stuns Sinner in extraordinary French Open final”, in BBC. From the entry heartfelt
  • That was a slightly bigger drop in earnings than analysts had forecast, and net income tumbled 37%.2025 October 23, Chris Isidore, “Tesla’s best quarter of year isn’t enough to impress investors. Because they know it won’t last”, in CNN…. From the entry earnings miss
  • Her net worth must value more than that of the rich people dining from Kuchisabishii.2024, Amulya Thomas, Hope, Writer's Pocket, page 216. From the entry kuchisabishii
  • "The SNP like to talk the talk about net zero targets, but they can't walk the walk.2023 June 28, Conrad Landin, “Network News: Scottish 4.8% rail fares rise labelled 'bad news'”, in RAIL, number 986, page 18. From the entry green
  • Its staple productions are twine, fishing nets, and canvas, and much hemp for the purpose is grown."2023 December 27, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: the way to Weymouth”, in RAIL, number 999, page 53. From the entry hempen
  • Westminster Abbey was peppered with everything from neat pillbox hats to netted fascinators.2023 May 6, Chloe Mac Donnell, “Coronation fashion sprang few surprises – but all eyes were on Penny Mordaunt”, in The Guardian. From the entry fascinator
  • The industry is counting on SAF for two-thirds of the contribution to achieving its net zero target.2023 May 28, John Gapper, “The price of flying will keep rising, even on Ryanair”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN…. From the entry SAF
  • Memories: going undefeated with MZ in round net against DA, ZM, JS, and FL.2019, Jeffery Epro, quotee, “Make Way for the Seniors!”, in Leominster High School Magnet, number 149, Leominster, M.A.: Leominster High…. From the entry bool

Meaning of net

  1. noun A mesh of string, cord or rope.
  2. noun A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
  3. noun A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.

Full definition of net

Questions about net in a sentence

How do you use net in a sentence?
Net is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “The striker headed the ball into the net to make it 1-0.”
What is a short sentence with net?
“caught in the prosecuting attorney's net”
What does net mean?
Net means a mesh of string, cord or rope.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: net (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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