How to Use catch at in a Sentence

catch at

phrasal verb

• The sturgeon moon was named for the large fish in the Great Lakes, which were most easily caught at this time of the year.
  — USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
• When that pair opened the game with leaping catches at the outfield wall, Hays was the first to greet each.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023
• LaPierre must pay a fine for getting caught at the tail end of a long, lucrative grift.
  — Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
• His story is told in images: An over-the-shoulder catch at the Polo Grounds.
  — Dan Brown, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
• Some were old, frail and caught at home with no help; others young, like Keyiro, home from school on a bad-weather day.
  — Joshua Partlow, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
• Straw drove in a run with a single in the sixth inning and made a leaping catch at the wall to take extra-bases away from Harold Ramirez in the fourth.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2023
• Lawrence Butler navigated the tough evening sun to make a leaping catch at the wall.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
• Adam, 41, has his heart set on each of them catching at least one fish, but Danielle, 39, is skeptical.
  — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
• Brook trout are rarely caught at the western tip of Lake Superior.
  — John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 June 2024
• Randy Arozarena denied Burger’s bid for a second homer, making a leaping catch at the left-field wall in the eighth.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023
• Jaylin Lucas, who had an impressive one-handed catch at the end of the quarter, has 3 rushes for 56 yards.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2023
• Firearms were caught at 265 airport checkpoints nationwide, the TSA said.
  — Daily Times, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
• The Iowa product has caught at least two passes in all 17 games, and has nine games of at least five catches entering the final week of the season.
  — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
• In Mesa, Marisnick robbed Seiya Suzuki of at least an extra-base hit by making a leaping catch at the left field fence in the first inning.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2024
• In the 1994 movie, one of the main characters hit a long fly ball to center field before Griffey made a leaping catch at the wall to take away a potential home run.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2023
• When Mecham got caught at a light in traffic, an officer attempted to pull him over, but Mecham kept on driving.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
• Michael Robertson, who scored the winning run as a pinch runner and stayed in the game to play center field, ran down Brayden Taylor's deep fly to make a dazzling catch at the wall to end the game.
  — Eric Olson, ajc, 22 June 2023
• There is no shortage of romance flicks to catch at home with your significant other.
  — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2024
• The zipper didn’t catch at all when placing the insert inside the pillow’s shell, and the entire pillow fit well in a standard pillowcase.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
• Joshua Sur of Corona robs Johnny Elliot of extra bases with an outstanding leaping catch at the wall.
  — Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
• Someone shined their flashlight to illuminate the path, knowing that they could be caught at any moment.
  — Sarah Pachter, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024
• Trey Cabbage appeared to make a leaping catch at the short wall, but dropped it when his left arm hit the railing of the wall, causing the ball to fall into the stands and give the Angels their first walk-off win of the season.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
• The right-hander played catch at Citi Field on Monday for the second day in a row, marking the first time he’s thrown on back-to-back days since suffering the injury in late February.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2024
• While some of them were busy practicing and in the studio in the clip, others were caught at inconvenient times, like relaxing on the beach or using the bathroom.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
• Bourne center fielder Damon White makes a diving catch at Polar Park.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
• Crappies can be easy to catch at certain times of the year, but also incredibly difficult to even locate at other times of the year.
  — Nicole Stone, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2024
• Working 12- to 24-hour shifts, the men typically slept during the day, since squid is best caught at night, with help from extremely bright light bulbs that lure the creatures toward the surface.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
• Brasier has kept his arm activated and Kelly is playing catch at 90 feet.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
• Sometimes they get caught at county fairs, apartment complexes or places like Billy Jack’s Shack.
  — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2024
• Jokic delivered a highlight reel assist with a blind, behind-the-back and over-his-head alley-oop pass that Aaron Gordon caught at the rim and dunked home for Denver’s final points in the first half.
  — Dennis Georgatos, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024