catch at
phrasal 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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One of the suspects was caught at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, as per Beccuau’s statement.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Setting up those points was a 25-yard, third-and-17 catch at the 2-yard line by Jennings, who earlier dropped a 45-yard bomb at the 20-yard line.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Most of these drones appear to be civilian hobby drones, but some are suspicious and could involve foreign nationals or espionage (like a Chinese national caught at Vandenberg Space Force Base).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Lina’s voice catches at the sound of her mother’s voice.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Setting up those points was a 25-yard, third-and-17 catch at the 2-yard line by Jennings, who earlier dropped a 45-yard bomb at the 20-yard line.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Most of these drones appear to be civilian hobby drones, but some are suspicious and could involve foreign nationals or espionage (like a Chinese national caught at Vandenberg Space Force Base).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Lina’s voice catches at the sound of her mother’s voice.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Catch at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20at. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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