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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Anderson tipped his cap in the third inning after Arozarena made a leaping catch at the left-field wall to take a home run away from Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya. Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Almost all recent products caught at least 50% of these one-off samples. Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026 More than 3 billion people — 44% of the world’s population — will be in position to catch at least part of it. Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 Tristan Peters also made a leaping catch at the wall on Matt McLain's drive to left-center in the third. CBS News, 13 Aug. 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 27 Aug. 2026.

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