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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He was caught at the airport with $2,000, according to investigators. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025 Tight end Cameron Barmore posted 913 yards receiving and 13 TD catches at Mercyhurst last fall. Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 The last nine Super Bowl champs have all featured a tight end who’d caught at least 45 passes during the regular season. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025 And among the 101 wide receivers who caught at least five passes over that monthlong span, Worthy’s 3.1 yards per target ranked 101st. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 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 24 Apr. 2025.

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