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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Five things to watch out for in Week 9 of the NFL season The play bore striking similarity to another all-time great catch at MetLife Stadium. —

Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024 Some agents described crucial paperwork mistakes that have been caught at the last minute. —

Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024 Two of the three criminals were caught at a rest stop, but the 30-year-old Dutch driver escaped and continued to drive against the traffic at speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour, until colliding head-on with a van. —

Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024 Also on hand was Kittle, who at one point during drills made a leaping catch at full extension from Brock Purdy on a short pass into the end zone. —

Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for catch at