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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Those lessons led him to adopt a practice of serving only wild Alaskan salmon that had been frozen shortly after being caught at his restaurants.
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
But his problems didn’t stop there: the investigator was also caught at the center of a massive crime enterprise that involved police corruption, drug deals, prostitution rings, extortion and more.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
Farmers may plant more canola in the hopes of catching at least the tail end of the vegetable oil price increase.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 20 July 2025
Instead, his 400-foot fly ball to center field was caught at the top of the wall by Jake McCarthy.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
But his problems didn’t stop there: the investigator was also caught at the center of a massive crime enterprise that involved police corruption, drug deals, prostitution rings, extortion and more.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
Farmers may plant more canola in the hopes of catching at least the tail end of the vegetable oil price increase.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 20 July 2025
Instead, his 400-foot fly ball to center field was caught at the top of the wall by Jake McCarthy.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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