How to Use cat and mouse in a Sentence

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• So there’s this kind of cat and mouse game that goes on.
  — Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
• The series will keep you on the edge of an epic game of cat and mouse.
  — Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 9 May 2025
• The game of cat and mouse extends off the island.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
• In games of cat and mouse, new traps have a limited shelf life.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
• What will this live-action hybrid cat and mouse even look like?
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 30 July 2019
• The cat and mouse game isn’t yet over, but the mouse is winning time and time again.
  — Ofer Israeli, Forbes, 24 May 2021
• Varley is going to be a big help in in this cat and mouse chase.
  — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
• For now, both the cat and mouse are released back into the field.
  — Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
• There are also a police siren and lights, as well as a cat and mouse.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2021
• Submarine warfare plays out as a game of cat and mouse.
  — James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
• Phone calls turned into texts and a virtual game of cat and mouse.
  — Erin McLaughlin, CNN, 5 Oct. 2017
• Could this be some version of cat and mouse, or canine and cuckoo?
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023
• Their cat and mouse game is fascinating to watch.
  — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 May 2026
• Rue isn’t the only one that Alamo is playing a game of cat and mouse with.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 June 2026
• The following morning the sun decides to play a game of cat and mouse.
  — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2025
• Travel Shopping for airfare can feel like a game of cat and mouse.
  — Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Like a game of cat and mouse, the cheaters try to stay ahead of the watchers, while the watchers try to catch the cheaters.
  — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2020
• When that day arrives, the older Willis is ready and a game of cat and mouse ensues.
  — cleveland, 21 May 2022
• The tale tests the bonds of friendship, and true feelings emerge as a cat and mouse game puts them all in grave danger.
  — Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2023
• And now, there’s going to be that cat and mouse, just like there is with every pitcher that’s around for a while.
  — Jaylon Thompson may 23, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
• Throughout the film, Rhodes follows the group to try and arrest them in a game of cat and mouse.
  — Caroline Blair, People.com, 5 June 2025
• The fight for freedom of expression online is a global game of cat and mouse.
  — WIRED, 20 Oct. 2022
• Zukor didn’t like the cat and mouse game, but the Warners were growing fast and getting away.
  — Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
• Yet this remains a game of cat and mouse in which the mice enjoy certain advantages.
  — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 May 2020
• All of this creates a better game of cat and mouse as players try to keep each other off balance.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
• The cat and mouse then launch campaigns to destroy each other and the bond between their owners.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 June 2026
• The crew’s attempts to stop the virus from returning has turned into a frantic game of cat and mouse.
  — New York Times, 13 May 2020
• This is not the first film where Neeson finds his character in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
  — Averi Kremposky, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023
• These would then be used to shuttle around nuclear missiles in a great, subglacial game of cat and mouse.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
• When one day a law enforcement officer shows up at his door, a game of cat and mouse begins that will end in tragedy.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024