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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The play bore striking similarity to another all-time great catch at MetLife Stadium.
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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
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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
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“Catch at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20at. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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