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.

Examples of catch at in a Sentence

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Some went into hiding, and at least one was caught at the airport trying to flee the country. —

Emily Wither, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025 Gueye fled but was caught at 79th Street and Park Avenue after a brief foot chase. —

Louis Casiano, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025 Yes, but: Neither Virginia nor Richmond came close to touching the number of guns caught at airports in Atlanta, Dallas or Houston, where 440, 390 and 272 guns were caught, respectively. —

Karri Peifer, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025 There are instances like Evans’ touchdown against Boise State, Fleming’s two fourth-down catches at USC and Harrison Wallace III’s big game at West Virginia that helped get this team to the doorstep of the national championship game. —

Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for catch at