How to Use safety net in a Sentence

safety net

noun
Definition of safety netnext
  • The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
  • The safety net at that time was, to use the modern term, a private one.
    — Ed Martin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The patients left the hospital and fell through the safety net like sand.
    — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022
  • And those little things add up to something of a safety net.
    — Zan Romanoff, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • This no-sweat bet acts as a safety net for new bettors in Ohio.
    — cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Such a cushion provides the team with a huge safety net.
    — Mike Ozanian, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • There’s no one that’s going to be a safety net or anyone to fall back on.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Of course, even the best, most expensive safety net can fail.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 24 June 2023
  • Think of the $1,000 first-bet offer as a safety net on your initial wager.
    — Catena Media, al, 29 Jan. 2023
  • But a real safety net was those scripts, having the comedic beats that were all written out to push.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • But that crude model also means there is a lighter safety net.
    — Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
  • But in recent weeks, that safety net has been cut into.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The fact is that no social safety net will ever replace a ...
    — Benjamin Watson, National Review, 12 May 2024
  • Much of her money goes toward maintaining her van and the food pantry is a safety net to fall back on.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Clearly, the nuances of a concept like the social safety net are beyond the program.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2023
  • If that approach gives you a safety net, great, but that might not be the prevailing across Bengal Land.
    — The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2022
  • However, the same safety net does not exist for cannabis.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, these workers are often without the safety net of health care or a union contract.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
  • For most of the year, schools are essential safety nets for supporting kids.
    — Michelle S. Livings, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The kids can afford to dream and many, if not most, perform here with the safety net of AHL Providence beneath their feet.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The Golden Gate Bridge is almost finished adding safety nets.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Democrats control the Senate and the White House, and will likely not be amenable to adding hurdles to accessing the social safety net.
    — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
  • This comfy carrier doubles as a safety net for your pooch while on a plane, train, bus or, of course, car.
    — Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 11 Oct. 2022
  • A lot of your choices were driven by being a person in New York without a safety net.
    — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Players who sign up with this offer will be able to place an initial wager with a $1,500 safety net.
    — cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Chinese households have long been some of the most prodigious savers on earth, owing to the fact that social safety nets are meager.
    — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Gaiser considers these options more of a safety net than a chess move.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Trump consistently aimed to cut the safety net during his term.
    — Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Unrestricted cash has a lot of power to be able to fill in places where the safety net is inadequate.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
  • Consider investing the money that will be coming your way into a 401(k) to start building a safety net.
    — Essence, 31 July 2024

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