caught up in

idiom

1
: involved in (a difficult or confusing situation)
Several members of Congress were caught up in the scandal.
How did you get caught up in this mess?
2
: excited about something and having trouble thinking about anything else
Everyone was caught up in the excitement.
Try not to get too caught up in the moment.

Examples of caught up in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Watch Now 11 No Escape (2015) Owen Wilson ditches his funnyman persona in this action thriller about a family traveling overseas who get caught up in an international coup and must run for their lives or be slaughtered. Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 23 June 2023 But as the replacement for the Champlain Towers South condominium building progresses, the project is caught up in an bitterly personal debate over whether the 1.8-acre lot should also include space for a memorial to those killed in one of the nation’s most horrific building failures. Tim Craig, Washington Post, 23 June 2023 Sanders ventured so far as to say emails he’s exchanged through advocacy work with the Vanderbilt hospital program could be caught up in the attorney general’s probe. Anita Wadhwani, al, 22 June 2023 Deputy William Hollingsworth had been attempting to rescue a man caught up in floodwaters early Friday morning. Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 20 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for caught up in 

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“Caught up in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caught%20up%20in. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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