netting

Example Sentences

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He told AFP that in a single night this week, "we carried out five raids" in the coastal Galle and Matara districts, netting 192 Indian suspects and 29 Nepalis.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The tech fund sold roughly half of its stake in SpaceX in the first quarter, netting $117 million, ahead of a possible IPO later this year.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Whistleblowers can receive millions of dollars for their work on an SEC case, netting between 10% and 30% of the fines collected.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In 2021, after netting 19 goals in 46 Rangers appearances, he was voted PFA Scotland's players' player of the year.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

I sat at my bedroom window after I changed; the cashew tree was so close I could reach out and pluck a leaf if it were not for the silver-colored crisscross of mosquito netting.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie