How to Use catch up in a Sentence

catch up

verb
  • Don’t be afraid to reach out to them for a call or a cup of coffee to catch up.
    Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Crafton got caught up in a wreck near Sanchez during the truck race.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • But everyone seemed too caught up in the snacks and clothes to care.
    Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Still, in April, Wallen’s vocal load caught up with him.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Already, Rashad had flunked out of eighth grade and gone to summer school to catch up.
    Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Why not use leap day to do a little bed rotting and catch up?
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Instead of doing a flashback to catch up, part of the idea was to give you a novel view of her.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Tony and the painting needed to wait for the technology to catch up with them.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Of course the year is still early and there’s plenty of time for bigger rivals to catch up.
    Lauren Thomas, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The Panthers spent most of last season playing catch up.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2024
  • During that trip, they got caught up in one of the most infamous episodes of the Vietnam War.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
  • To catch up to Trump, DeSantis has a long way to go, if polls are to be believed.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • Hurts keeps the main thing the main thing, and Burrow gets caught up in the superstar treatment at the Super Bowl.
    Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
  • At the fete, Vogue caught up with Nnadi and Malle on their favorite memories from the past year and what's to come in 2024.
    Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, the rest of the planet would have to catch up—and the AI Act would help artists enforce choices to opt out, not shift the model to opt-in.
    Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The driver was moving slowly enough for Mor to catch up to it and jump inside.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The transfer portal has been open for 12 days already, so the Aztecs have some catching up to do.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Homer, the boys and their mom, Janet, had an opportunity to catch up this week.
    Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Then, Muir caught up with Anqunette Lewis, who worked her way up the ladder at the company.
    Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2023
  • That’s unclear; the science has yet to catch up to the claims, though research is underway.
    Ned Doyle, Robb Report, 19 July 2023
  • When part-time, seasonal and gig workers are also counted, the gap grows wider — and the time to catch up gets longer.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Chip fabs around the world are now racing to catch up to the world's many microelectronic needs.
    IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Since it’s already renewed for season three, seize this moment to catch up and see what all the hype is about.
    Vulture, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The officers caught up to Beck, who was parked nearby, still sitting in his car.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The delivery driver threw out a jab of a kick that tripped the runner and allowed officers to catch up, the video shows.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The people who caught up with him were patrol of the 16th New York Cavalry that was sent out by a steamboat to catch up Booth.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
  • In the corporate world, you can get caught up in the hustle culture and how others define it.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Yes there may be some innocents caught up but no plan is perfect.
    Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Four homes were caught up in the fire, but firefighters quickly doused the flames, officials said.
    Darren Reynolds, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Each week, the two get together to catch up on what is happening in the ever-rocking and rolling world of the Lakers.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023

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