net

Definition:
1. A trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects.
2. An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals.
3. A type of material that is made of string, thread or wire twisted or tied together, with small spaces in between.

Use 'net' in a sentence:

• 1. The nets snagged on some rocks.
• 2. He volleyed the ball into the back of the net.
• 3. The net result is that small shopkeepers are being forced out of business.
• 4. The country is now a net exporter of fuel.
• 5. Owen managed to scramble the ball into the net.
• 6. NET has done a bang-up job of designing its products with service in mind.
• 7. James whacked the ball over the net.
• 8. No one knows how many people currently surf the Net.
• 9. He managed to slice a shot over the net.
• 10. Canada is now a substantial net importer of medicines.
• 11. The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos.
• 12. The ball somehow bobbled into the net.
• 13. I got the net!
• 14. Users will be able to use their handhelds to look up timetables on the net, search for a local hotel, and check their bank accounts.
• 15. The company has announced net losses of$ 1.5 million.
• 16. A death penalty case is a high-wire act with no net.
• 17. Fishermen were hauling in their nets.
• 18. She hit a forehand volley into the net.
• 19. I soon had the fish in a net.
• 20. The sale of paintings netted £ 17 000.
• 21. The ball bounced crazily over his shoulder into the net.
• 22. He volleyed the ball spectacularly into the far corner of the net.
• 23. This budget will have a net expansionary effect on the economy.
• 24. He walked up to the penalty spot and struck the ball firmly into the back of the net.
• 25. I cut the net open.
• 26. You touched the net.
• 27. He headed the ball sweetly into the back of the net.
• 28. A swoop by customs officers netted a large quantity of drugs.
• 29. I was surfing the Net looking for information on Indian music.
• 30. He nudged the ball past the goalie and into the net.
• 31. The safety net has holes.
• 32. There was a net outflow of about $650m.
• 33. Net profit was up 16.1%.
• 34. He has netted 21 goals so far this season.
• 35. They pay him around $2 million net.
• 36. Bounce the ball and try and hit it over the net.
• 37. The ball rolled into the net.
• 38. The ball swerved into the net.
• 39. She clipped the ball into the net.
• 40. He hammered the ball into the net.
• 41. They have spread their net far and wide in the search for a new team coach.
• 42. Taylor scored with a low shot into the corner of the net.
• 43. Many dolphins die each year from entanglement in fishing nets.
• 44. His second serve clipped the net.
• 45. The group had a net profit margin of 30% last year.
• 46. The ball glanced off the post into the net.
• 47. Balances of $5,000 and above will earn 11 percent gross, 8.25 percent net.
• 48. What you actually receive is net of deductions.
• 49. The fishing nets are weighted with lead.
• 50. We tried to contact all former students, but one or two slipped through the net.
• 51. He has a personal net worth of$ 10 million.