How do you use the word "network" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "network" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "network": A network of railroads soon spread over the entire country. This computer network is, as it were, the nervous system of the company.

Network Meaning

/ˈnɛt.wɜːk/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAny interconnected group or system.

nounAny interconnected group or system., A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.

Sentence Examples

A network of railroads soon spread over the entire country.

This computer network is, as it were, the nervous system of the company.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

net web mesh

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The company built a large secure ____ of computers to share data quickly.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Professional success often depends on having a strong ____ of contacts.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neHd- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network From net + work; the nonliteral sense and its subsenses are extended from the literal sense; they are now the dominant senses. Cognate with German Netzwerk.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"He wore a mantle of network." — 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 287:

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