catch out
verb
caught out; catching out; catches out
1
: to detect in error or wrongdoing
caught him out committing perjury
2
: to take unawares or by surprise
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
He was caught out for Forest’s third, but multiple teammates also failed to track Morgan Gibbs-White’s run into the space behind him, and Chalobah lost Awoniyi again at the back post.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Brugts struck the post after the interval as Barcelona regained its earlier dominance, only to be caught out when Kett leveled in the 69th.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Askarov, perhaps sarcastically, said tipping over the net was his attempt to try and stop Rossi’s shot after he was caught out of position.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
He was caught out for Forest’s third, but multiple teammates also failed to track Morgan Gibbs-White’s run into the space behind him, and Chalobah lost Awoniyi again at the back post.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Brugts struck the post after the interval as Barcelona regained its earlier dominance, only to be caught out when Kett leveled in the 69th.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Askarov, perhaps sarcastically, said tipping over the net was his attempt to try and stop Rossi’s shot after he was caught out of position.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Catch out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20out. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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