dragnet

Example Sentences

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Both men were assigned to Operation Metro Surge, an immigration enforcement dragnet launched in December that sent scores of armed and masked agents across the city.

From Salon

To many Americans, the viral image of a child swept up in an enforcement dragnet is horrifying.

From Salon

At least two American citizens were caught up in the dragnet — a security guard headed to work at Glass House and a philosophy professor at Cal State Channel Islands who was protesting the raid.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s hard for them to imagine how a dragnet of that size could pause to consider the merits of individual cases.

From Los Angeles Times

A statewide dragnet for organizers from the Industrial Workers of the World, or Wobblies, ensued, followed by hundreds of arrests.

From Los Angeles Times