netted

Example Sentences

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He netted no goals, but twice came tantalizingly close — hitting the post and leaving a left-footed shot from above the penalty just a few inches left of the frame.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

The 20-year-old Watford forward became the youngest scorer in the World Cup for the Socceroos when he netted their opener in a 2-0 win over Turkey in Vancouver.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

There's no room for Garrincha either, the dazzling bowlegged Brazilian winger, or Roberto Baggio, a true Italian icon, and France striker Just Fontaine, who netted 13 in the 1958 tournament alone.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The arms sales have netted Pyongyang billions of dollars, according to estimates by the Institute for National Security Strategy, or INSS, a Seoul-based think tank affiliated with South Korea’s spy agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The singing fish were netted for rich men’s dinners.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat