netting

Example Sentences

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Let’s say, for the sake of argument, you end up netting $45,000 of that pay increase.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

The whale is thought to have become entangled in netting before eventually becoming stranded on a sandbank, while suffering from a skin condition brought on by the lower salt levels of the Baltic Sea.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Ackman also has form on big macroeconomic events, netting billions from Covid pandemic-related trades.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The Lakers have climbed from sixth to third in the Western Conference in two weeks, netting critical tiebreakers against rivals Minnesota, Denver and Houston.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

I do remember imagining myself in a pith helmet and white linen jodhpurs, my face enigmatic behind a veil of mosquito netting.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole