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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Canada’s men’s and women’s national teams infamously used drones to capture footage of opponents training for years until they were caught at the 2024 Olympics. Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Lars Nootbaar then hits a ball that is caught at the warning track to end the inning. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Before Greene's first homer, Kerry Carpenter hit a solo shot in which center fielder Spencer Jones could not complete a leaping catch at the right-center field fence and saw the ball pop out of his glove into the Yankees' bullpen. Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Chandimal fell in the second over after the break, caught at second slip from a sharp ball from Roach. ABC News, 28 June 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 Jul. 2026.

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