How to Use catch in a Sentence
- Catch the ball and throw it to first base.
- She caught the ball with one hand.
- He caught hold of her wrist.
- I dropped the book but managed to catch it before it hit the ground.
- In the summer, we would catch fireflies and put them in jars.
- I caught her just as she was leaving for work.
- The police are working hard to catch the criminals and put them in jail.
- I'll throw you the keys. Ready? Catch!
- I once caught 10 fish in a single day.
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The Padres, as with most of us, are caught in The Curse’s clutches.
— Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023 -
The win did not improve the Guardians’ chances of catching the Twins.
— Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2023 -
The grainy, widescreen shots of the getaway vehicle and the cops who want to catch it.
— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023 -
In the hours to follow, Dunn would be caught in the midst of the insurrection.
— Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023 -
She was caught in the conflict for a month, and tried four times to cross the Egypt-Gaza border.
— Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2023 -
Knowles caught all four of his TD passes against Wadsworth in a 40-23 win.
— Matt Goul, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2023 -
Through the lifts, twists and turns, the two caught each other’s eyes through each moment.
— Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023 -
The Aztecs had the ball at their own 20-yard line, needing two scores to catch Colorado State.
— Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023 -
She was last seen at 7 a.m., leaving her home to catch the school bus.
— Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 -
More than a month later Cheyenne left the house to catch a bus and was never seen again.
— Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024 -
Still, there are four standout lots that caught our eye.
— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 June 2023 -
Now guests are caught in the middle of their battle and are forced to choose a path and a victor.
— Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023 -
Hendricks’ 3-2 fastball caught enough of the inside plate for Haniger to turn on it.
— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2023 -
None of them can catch the Pelicans for sixth in the West, but all four play-in spots are up for grabs.
— Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024 -
Ohtani turned, raised his glove, hopped up and caught it on his backhand, then turned again to throw to Jared Walsh at first.
— Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023 -
Ayden Billups caught eight passes for 75 yards and two TDs.
— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023 -
Luke Jackson, Western Boone Jackson caught fire over a three-game stretch to start the month.
— Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2023 -
With this clever game, kids can toss, shake, and catch the plush egg without messy shells and yolks getting all over the floor.
— Maya Polton, Parents, 18 Mar. 2024 -
What caught the eye, though, was that bordering-on-chunky gold chain.
— Alex Kessler, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023 -
Brits will likely have to wait until 2024 for their tune to catch the Foos in action.
— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 12 June 2023 -
The Cavs won, meaning Miami cannot catch Cleveland in the standings.
— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
- Let's play a game of catch.
- The shortstop made a tough catch.
- She used to play catch with her dad.
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The catch: Start with a proper set-up at the front of the machine.
— Madeline Howard, Women's Health, 29 May 2023 -
But there’s a catch: Nothing in the store was for sale.
— Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023 -
That team rose to first place with their 484.5-pound catch.
— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 June 2023 -
Applefield got a good jump on the ball, dove and made the catch.
— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2023 -
The catch, of course, is that the new deals are not paying as much in rights fees as the RSNs could.
— Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023 -
Faith is a great catch, and any guy would be lucky to be in her orbit.
— Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2024 -
But there was a catch: Usher heard the demo and wanted to record it.
— Mike Wass, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023 -
Jones jumped in front of two FSK defenders to secure the 8-yard catch and the game for the Falcons.
— Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023 -
Then the best play of the night was a 21-yard touchdown catch by Cole Crawford for Sierra Canyon.
— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023 -
Make sure to keep an eye on the catch basket to empty it out as needed.
— Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023 -
Kevin Kiermaier made a sliding catch to end the inning.
— Evan Grant, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023 -
But just a few months later, when the catch phrase faded, so did searches and revenue, the study said.
— Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023 -
There had to be a catch, and there was: many people died in captivity.
— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024 -
Atwell split two defenders and then outmuscled them to make the catch.
— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023 -
The highlight of the session came when Gesicki hauled in a one-handed catch in the back of the end zone, beating Bryant and Jabrill Peppers.
— Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023 -
There are doubles off the catch, off the dribble, after a stunt (or fake), from the strongside wing, from the weakside, from the other big.
— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024 -
The fourth-year former receiver had a fourth-down catch for a first down conversion in each of the first two games.
— Nathan Baird, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023 -
Sategna had 95 yards and two touchdowns on three catches in the outing.
— Nubyjas Wilborn | , al, 9 May 2023 -
Miami was also the only team in the NFL that did not have a tight end catch a touchdown pass.
— Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024 -
Center fielder Brenton Doyle raced back, jumped and made a catch.
— Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023 -
The catch: For a long time, Android tablet apps left something to be desired — even ones Google made itself.
— Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 10 May 2023 -
The Guardians wanted to challenge Remillard’s catch and the out call at first, but their 15 seconds expired.
— Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 30 July 2023 -
On the seventh pitch of the at-bat, Harrison let a high fastball catch too much plate and Abrams launched it out of the park for his third home run of the season.
— Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024 -
Friedl timed his jump perfectly, stuck his glove above the wall and made the spectacular catch.
— Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 6 May 2023 -
There’s also a catch: sailings reserved with the pass can only be booked 24 to 72 hours in advance.
— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2023 -
Rockies left fielder Nolan Jones raced over, desperate to make the catch.
— Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2024 -
Caples finished the scrimmage with three catches for 16 yards, and Chase Penry added three catches for 31 yards.
— Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2024
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