Examples of 'dragnet' in a sentence
Meaning of "dragnet"
dragnet (noun): A comprehensive search or trawl for someone or something
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- A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.
- Heightened efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects.
- To drag a net across the bottom of a body of water.
- To make heightened efforts to catch a suspect.
How to use "dragnet" in a sentence
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A dragnet is closing in on every known criminal hideout.
She escaped the police dragnet as if to mock us.
The dragnet is getting tighter and tighter.
It is known for its dragnet fishing competitions.
The dragnet has many smugglers arrested.
Got a thousand person dragnet in full operation.
The dragnet was thrown over all present.
Not one baby is to escape the dragnet.
There is a dragnet across the city at this hour.
Have the immigration authorities spread a dragnet.
And you lead the dragnet operation as well.
The dragnet is closing in on his terrorist alter ego.
We will spread our dragnet and make it wide.
Dragnet investigations or profiling for intelligence services or police.
I will have the dragnet out in ten minutes.
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Our field office will handle transpo dragnet.
Throw a dragnet around the city.
Cohen has already organized a dragnet.
Not even a dragnet could trap him now.
You can not get a cab without a dragnet.
A police dragnet quickly caught most of the conspirators.
Together we would go to the beach to see a dragnet fisherman.
And are setting up a dragnet in hopes of finding the fugitive.
I asked the police to cast a dragnet for him.
Dragnet for the killer of the bus driver tightens.
But you are not answering the dragnet question.
We are gonna dragnet the living daylights out of this wacko.
I know we are going to defeat our enemies in a dragnet.
The news was talking about a dragnet up on the interstate.
Not one ba by is to escape the dragnet.
I got the dragnet out.
Got to keep ahead of that dragnet.
We got the prettiest dragnet going you have ever seen.
Not one baby isto esoape the dragnet.
There is a dragnet as tight as your fist around this town.
We start by creating a dragnet around him.
We are gonna dragnet the living daylights out of this whacko.
I have a badge from the old dragnet series.
A dragnet for him begins.
They was talking about a dragnet.
Citywide dragnet in place.
I am gonna go form my own dragnet.
An immediate dragnet was ordered.
He showing a remarkable stealth manage to dock full volunteer dragnet.
And the other two evaded a dragnet with a hostage.
I will still escape even if you have an inescapable dragnet.
They spread a dragnet here.
This means that no one will escape this dragnet.
Throw a goddamn dragnet over it.
Will permit dragnet operations on a grand scale with minimum force.
