How to Use mosquito net in a Sentence

mosquito net

noun
Definition of mosquito netnext
  • Some clothes for the kids, a mosquito net, and two towels.
    — Aniruddha Ghosal, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Paired with the full canopy, mosquito net, and rain cover, this is one comfy ride.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 9 May 2024
  • So when darkness falls, the fish wrap themselves in a ‘mosquito net’ of their own making.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010
  • And behind the question, the black oceanic face of my father's father through the haze of creeping sleep and the mosquito net.
    — Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2020
  • All versions of the van also come standard with two sliding doors with mosquito nets and a roof-top pop-up tent.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
  • Bear prefers to sleep in his hammock strapped tightly between two trees and covered in a mosquito net.
    — Damien Dennis, chicagotribune.com, 31 July 2019
  • Use screens in your windows and doors and sleep under a mosquito net if your windows are open without screens.
    — Emma Sarran Webster, Allure, 3 May 2018
  • The star bed sits out on a wooden platform, covered in a protective mosquito net, and not much else.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2020
  • Mandy Harrison, in Jordan, Minn., draped a mosquito net over her head and shoulders to do yard work.
    — Kris Maher, WSJ, 16 June 2019
  • This person barricades him or herself with a laptop, mosquito net, and wide-brimmed hat on the outskirts of the field.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Wilson and her son sleep under a mosquito net every night.
    — Jop De Vrieze, Science | AAAS, 26 Nov. 2019
  • His wife carried another sack filled with children’s clothes, food and a mosquito net.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Small donations for mosquito nets can save whole lives.
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 27 Nov. 2018
  • It’s made with weather-resistant sheets and has a nylon mosquito net to prevent bugs from getting in.
    — Hanna Horvath, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2021
  • People can also wear loose-fitting clothing that covers their arms and legs and use mosquito nets.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The shelters are made from lightweight foam panels and have a lockable door and four windows protected by mosquito nets.
    — Conor Gaffey, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2015
  • Suwaida ran in the other direction, crouching beneath a mosquito net and trembling as flashlight beams traced the wall above her head.
    — Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Hats — and for babies, mosquito netting over a stroller or carrier — can also help.
    — Dipesh Navsaria, Houston Chronicle, 6 July 2018
  • Senna exclaimed in annoyance, slapping aside the mosquito net and collapsing on the bed.
    — Andrea Lee, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020
  • An ornate headboard, practical mosquito net, and photograph by Vicky Aguirre round out the space.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Advertisement Outside the plane, Lesly set up a basic camp, stringing a towel and a mosquito net to provide shelter, and settled down to wait.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
  • Cover cribs and strollers with a mosquito net in addition to dressing the baby with adequate clothing.
    — Gabriela Moraru, M.d., miamiherald, 4 June 2018
  • Some mosquito nets are treated with insect repellents that last up to a certain number of washes.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
  • The idea that the mucus is a mosquito net doesn’t disprove any of the other possible functions (as Grutter herself acknowledges).
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010
  • In the hilariously cringe-y episode, 18-year-old Zac thinks that a canopy is a mosquito net, takes a swim in some girl's pool, stretches out one prospective date's pair of pumps, and plays a girl's guitar (horribly).
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Teachers reached out to non-profit and church groups, and soon boxes of clothes, bottled water, solar lamps, meals, mosquito nets and toys began piling up in classrooms.
    — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2018
  • In Benin, for instance, Covid-19 forced the adoption of a new digitized system of mosquito net distribution.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 14 Sep. 2021
  • In another, his unshaven face was visible through the mosquito netting attached to his hat.
    — Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Overseas travelers should pack bug spray, stay in places with air conditioning or window and door screens, or sleep under a mosquito net.
    — Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2023
  • Middle-class families, unable to turn on their air-conditioners during one of the year’s hottest periods, have rushed to buy mosquito nets to set up camps in their courtyards.
    — Omar Hama Saley, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023

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