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.
