How to Use catch in a Sentence

catch

1 of 2 verb

• 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.
• 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
• Allen passed for six touchdowns and Drew Morgan caught three of them and Dominique Reed two.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2023

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catch

2 of 2 noun

• Let's play a game of catch.
• The shortstop made a tough catch.
• She used to play catch with her dad.
• 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
• When a player breaks off a long run or makes a big catch, everyone is on the edge of their seat, cheering — or jeering.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024