catch at

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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At this market-style seafood restaurant located at the end of Sestri’s sea promenade overlooking the Bay of Fables (tenders and small boats can pull into a nearby dock), guests order from the fresh catch at the counter and choose how it’s cooked. Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 That included a nice defensive play by Randal Grichuk, who made a leaping catch at the left-field wall for the first out of the fourth inning. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 Pauly noticed that each generation of fishermen looks to the catch at the beginning of their fishing career to establish their sense of normal—without recognizing that their normal, their baseline, would be considered meager by previous generations. Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 In Bregman’s first at-bat that night, Orioles left fielder Taylor Ward made a crashing catch at the wall. Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for catch at

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“Catch at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20at. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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