How to Use catcher in a Sentence
catcher
noun- The cat is a good mouse catcher.
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American walnut beams highlight the ceiling, while a pull-down faucet doubles as a chic sun catcher.
— Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024 -
The Yankees must be aware of catcher Salvador Perez, 34, who brings power and a very savvy history of big game production to the series.
— Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 -
On the farm The lives of catchers in the Eastern League just got harder.
— Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024 -
Brown reached first on the play and Werchen took third after the throw goes over the catcher’s head.
— Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 2 June 2023 -
The second round is just the pitcher and catcher against the batter.
— Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2023 -
In video of the play, the catcher swipes and misses the batter and the umpire signals safe.
— Cesar Brioso, USA TODAY, 29 May 2023 -
The ball went high and wide and bounced off the catcher’s extended glove.
— Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024 -
That is, unless the catcher drops the third strike while first base is open or there are two outs.
— Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 31 May 2023 -
Not bad output for a catcher, and not a bad return for the White Sox.
— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023 -
The club dealt with its glut of catchers by moving Moreno, who had the highest upside of the group.
— Tony Blengino, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023 -
Javier’s catcher, Christian Vazquez called Javier’s fastball the best in the game.
— Tim Brown, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022 -
Louis Santop, born in Tyler, was a catcher in the Negro leagues.
— Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023 -
Fermin got the start at catcher for Monday night’s game against the White Sox.
— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024 -
The next catcher to win a batting title was … Joe Mauer.
— Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024 -
Over the Bengals’ last nine games, Hudson has been one of the team’s top-three pass catchers in six of them.
— Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024 -
One was crouched down, like a catcher; the other was pitching.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Sep. 2023 -
Their seats have moved all over the ballpark: from behind the catcher, to the upper level, to the loge and the plaza sections.
— Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023 -
So good, in fact, that the senior right fielder/catcher got moved up to the leadoff spot a few weeks ago.
— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023 -
Howell collected the ball from his catcher, ready to pitch through the pain.
— Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2023 -
That has been apparent from the first day of pitchers and catchers.
— Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024 -
Mitchell, 19, is also a catcher that was drafted out of high school.
— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2024 -
There’s the flier and the catcher — one person calms the other one down, and the other is pushing ahead.
— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 July 2024 -
Varsho came to the big leagues as a catcher and has still been behind the plate for 30 games this year with the Diamondbacks.
— Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022 -
His 19 home runs are sixth most among MLB catchers this season.
— Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023 -
All of the matted fibers collect in a lint catcher, which is detachable and easy to clean.
— Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 20 Mar. 2023 -
And what did the laconic former catcher say if the ball clanged off a catcher’s mitt?
— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023 -
No way the relay throw from first baseman Max Muncy caroms off the mitt of catcher Will Smith.
— Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023 -
Pass catchers out of the back field is an element Napier plans to use.
— Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024 -
That’s not ideal, but Boone said that Rice, a catcher by trade, has adapted well.
— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
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