: a net used on the ground (as to capture small game)
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: a network of measures for apprehension (as of criminals)
Example Sentences
Nine suspects were caught in the police dragnet.
Recent Examples on the WebThat one is courtesy of an ex-girlfriend who helped John escape a dragnet in Belize after he’d been accused of shooting his neighbor in the back of the head. Andy Meek, BGR, 24 Aug. 2022 This being the nation’s capital, a multiagency task force of more than half a dozen agencies has assembled a dragnet across city, state and federal lands to cage the wily bird. James V. Grimaldi, WSJ, 1 May 2022 The dragnet of the country’s secret police tightened.Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 After Islamist militants assassinated former President Anwar Sadat in 1981, Zawahiri was arrested in a dragnet. Jared Malsin, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 The Justice Department has arrested and charged more than 800 people for the violence that day, the biggest dragnet in its history. Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022 The Justice Department has arrested and charged more than 800 people for the violence that day, the biggest dragnet in its history.Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2022 The police dragnet had started with a perimeter around the core of Highland Park, gradually spreading to include police activity in nearby neighborhoods and finally other suburbs. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2022 The police dragnet had started with a perimeter around the core of Highland Park, gradually spreading to include police activity in nearby neighborhoods and finally other suburbs.Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2022 See More