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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As of 2022, more than half of the seafood eaten worldwide was farm-raised rather than caught at sea, a fact that has been praised as evidence that fish farming can meet a growing demand for seafood while slowing the collapse of the oceans. — Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Manny Machado nearly tied it with a two-run homer in the eighth, but Garrett Mitchell made the catch at the center-field fence to rob him. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 The Canadian also owns a Century Belt, awarded for catching at least 100 pounds of bass over four days of competition. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 This cluster of locally spread cases is a stark reminder that a disease which most Americans associate with faraway tropical vacations is increasingly being caught at home. — Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 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 11 Oct. 2026.

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