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.

Examples of catch at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Three pieces of baseball memorabilia are included: the baseball Ferris catches at Wrigley Field and tickets from both baseball games featured onscreen (though the scene takes place over a single game, footage from two games was used in the final film). —Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025

Zero Tolerance Successive administrations from both parties have routinely filed misdemeanor and felony charges for migrants caught at the border. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 May 2025

This will be a fun battle to watch this summer, especially since Chism was a productive playmaker at Eastern Washington, and Webb averaged 18 yards per catch at South Alabama. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Apr. 2025

The women fish to literally put food on the table or to generate income by selling their catch at local markets. —Robin Wright, New Yorker, 7 June 2025

Rhymes for catch at

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat