catch at
phrasal verb
caught at; catching at; catches at
: to reach for and try to hold (something)
The baby caught at my dress as I walked past.
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Freeman also was robbed of a home run in the fifth by Mike Tauchman, who made a leaping catch at the right-field wall.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
The law also mandates court hearings for drivers caught at 50 miles per hour above the limit or more.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
He was caught at the White House lawn and sent back to the plantation.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Most of the time, lung cancer is caught at much later, more advanced stages.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
The law also mandates court hearings for drivers caught at 50 miles per hour above the limit or more.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
He was caught at the White House lawn and sent back to the plantation.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Most of the time, lung cancer is caught at much later, more advanced stages.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for catch at
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“Catch at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20at. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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