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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But even taking into account the additional space, Worthy caught at least nine passes during team scrimmage periods on Wednesday. Pete Sweeney june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026 Jenkins nearing rehab assignment Outfielder Walker Jenkins, the fifth overall pick in the 2023 amateur draft, appears to be in the late stages of recovering from a Grade 2 sprain in the AC joint of his left shoulder, suffered while making a catch at the center field wall with the Saints on May 3. John Shipley, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026 Sooryavanshi smacked another four sixes, scoring 47 off the next 12 balls, and was one hit away from the fastest-ever IPL hundred, when he was caught at third man in the eighth over. ABC News, 27 May 2026 Center fielder Jakob Marsee made a pair of big catches at the wall — robbing Carson Benge of a pair of hits in the first and sixth innings. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 May 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 13 Jun. 2026.

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