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Sentences with catch

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  • Police say they are confident of catching the gunman. [VERB noun]
  • I jumped up to catch a ball and fell over. [VERB noun]
  • In the summer, we would catch fireflies and put them in jars.
  • The police are working hard to catch the criminals and put them in jail.
  • He missed the catch and the match was lost.
  • Liz caught his arm. [VERB noun]
  • I dropped the book but managed to catch it before it hit the ground.
  • She caught the ball with one hand.
  • The stinging slap almost caught his face. [VERB noun]
  • Her ankle caught on a root, and she almost lost her balance. [VERB preposition]
  • He caught hold of her wrist.
  • I caught her just as she was leaving for work.
  • We were in plenty of time for Anthony to catch the ferry. [VERB noun]
  • He caught a youth breaking into a car. [VERB noun verb-ing]
  • Nathan Hauritz was convinced he got his fingers underneath the contentious catch that prompted Ricky Ponting to confront umpire Rudi.
  • Catch, the most general term here, refers to a seizing or taking of a person or thing, whether by skill or cunning, and usually implies pursuit; , capture stresses seizure by force or stratagem [to capture an outlaw]; nab, an informal word, specifically implies a sudden or quick taking into custody [the police nabbed the thief]; trap1, snare both imply the literal or figurative use of a device for catching a person or animal and suggest a situation from which escape is difficult or impossible [to trap a bear, snared by their false promises]
  • I caught myself feeling almost sorry for poor Mr Laurence. [V pron-refl v-ing]
  • As she turned back she caught the puzzled look on her mother's face. [VERB noun]
  • His ears caught a faint cry. [VERB noun]
  • Bill turns on the radio to catch the local news. [VERB noun]
  • I dialled Elizabeth's number thinking I might catch her before she left for work. [VERB noun]
  • She looked as if the photographer had caught her by surprise. [VERB noun preposition]
  • My shoes caught his attention. [VERB noun]
  • There's no doubt Mr Putin's speech caught the mood of most deputies. [VERB noun]
  • When he was fishing off the island he was caught in a storm and almost drowned. [be/get V-ed + in]
  • The Jordanian leader is caught between both sides in the dispute. [be V-ed + between]
  • The more stress you are under, the more likely you are to catch a cold. [VERB noun]
  • The fish is laid out on a large serving plate to catch the juices. [VERB noun]
  • They saw the ship's guns, catching the light of the moon. [VERB noun]
  • A gust of wind caught the parachute. [VERB noun]
  • She fiddled with the catch of her bag. [+ of]
  • The catch is that you work for your supper, and the food and accommodation can be very basic.
  • The catch included one fish over 18 pounds.
  • I was so in love with him and all my friends said what a good catch he was.
  • He caught the ball
  • He caught the dog rifling the larder
  • The stone caught him on the side of the head
  • If we hurry we should catch the next bus
  • I didn't catch the Ibsen play
  • To catch a cold
  • Her dress caught on a nail
  • She tried to catch his eye
  • I didn't catch his meaning
  • I didn't catch what you said
  • The painter managed to catch his model's beauty
  • He caught his breath in surprise
  • The fire won't catch
  • He caught at the chance
  • A catch question
  • To be caught stealing
  • The blow caught him in the arm
  • To catch a train
  • To catch a ball
  • To catch someone's attention, to catch a glimpse
  • To catch a radio program
  • To catch the mumps
  • The statue catches her beauty
  • To catch one's heel in a rug
  • Her sleeve caught on a nail
  • catches of old tunes
  • A catch in his offer
  • A catch question on an exam
  • To catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse.
  • To catch a fish.
  • To catch a ball; a barrel to catch rain.
  • I caught him stealing the pumpkin.
  • To catch a cold.
  • He caught her arm.
  • The closing door caught his arm.
  • He caught his coat on a nail.
  • The painting caught his fancy. His speech caught our attention.
  • She caught her breath in surprise. He caught himself before he said the wrong thing.
  • To catch a show.
  • The blow caught him on the head.
  • I caught the spirit of the occasion.
  • To catch the clasp on a necklace.
  • No one was caught by his sugary words.
  • She was caught by his smile and good nature.
  • She failed to catch his meaning.
  • We caught snatches of their conversation.
  • The painting caught her expression perfectly.
  • The town doctor caught more than four hundred children before he retired.
  • Her foot caught in the net.
  • The door lock doesn't catch.
  • He catches for the Yankees.
  • The kindling caught instantly.
  • It seems so easy that there must be a catch somewhere.
  • The fisherman brought home a large catch.
  • My mother thinks Pat would be quite a catch.
  • To play catch; to have a catch.
  • catches of a song.
  • A catch of clover.
  • He'll catch it from his mother for tearing his good trousers again.
  • The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.
  • The player made an impressive catch. Nice catch!
  • Good catch. I never would have remembered that.
  • The kids love to play catch.
  • Did you see his latest catch?He's a good catch.
  • The fishermen took pictures of their catch. The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.
  • She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight.
  • There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name.
  • It sounds like a great idea, but what's the catch?Be careful, that's a catch question.
  • I bent over to see under the table and got a catch in my side.
  • In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
  • You lie at the catch again: this is not for edification.
  • There was a good catch of rye and a good fall growth.
  • The phrase repeated itself like the catch of a song.
  • It was he who removed Peter Bowler with the help of a good catch at third slip.
  • [ …] in the field he is all activity, covers an immense amount of ground, and is a sure catch.
  • They are sitting up straighter, breaking their arms at the catch and getting on a terrific amount of power at the catch with each stroke.
  • The glottal stop or glottal catch is the sound used in English in the informal words uh-huh 'yes' and uh-uh 'no'.
  • I hope I catch a fish.   He ran but we caught him at the exit.   The police caught the robber at a nearby casino. And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words. The public [ …] said that Miss Bogardus was a suffragist because she had never caught a man; that she wanted something, but it wasn't the vote. If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat. If you leave now you might catch him.   I would love to have dinner but I have to catch a plane. He was caught on video robbing the bank.   He was caught in the act of stealing a biscuit. catch the bus Had Nancy got caught with a child? If so she would destroy her parent's dreams for her.
  • I caught her by the arm and turned her to face me. I have to stop for a moment and catch my breath.   I caught some Z's on the train. My leg was caught in a tree-root. Be careful your dress doesn't catch on that knob.   His voice caught when he came to his father's name. Push it in until it catches.   The engine finally caught and roared to life. I caught my heel on the threshold. He caught at the railing as he fell. The fire spread slowly until it caught the eaves of the barn. Stop gathering, in that gradual fashion, and catch the water sharply and decisively. The seeds caught and grew. If you are surfing a wave through the rocks, make sure you have a clear route before catching the wave. When the program catches an exception, this is recorded in the log file.
  • I will throw you the ball, and you catch it.   Watch me catch this raisin in my mouth. she internally resolved henceforward to catch every opportunity of eyeing the hair and of satisfying herself,  [ …] . Townsend hit 29 before he was caught by Wilson. He caught the last three innings.
  • You're going to catch a beating if they find out. The sunlight caught the leaves and the trees turned to gold.   Her hair was caught by the light breeze. Everyone seems to be catching the flu this week. Does the sedition catch from man to man?The bucket catches water from the downspout.   The trees caught quickly in the dry wind. She finally caught the mood of the occasion. He caught a bullet in the back of the head last year. The nets caught well, and Mr. Deeley reported it the best fishing ground he ever tried. Well, if you didn't catch this time, we'll have more fun trying again until you do.
  • Did you catch his name?  Did you catch the way she looked at him? I have some free time tonight so I think I'll catch a movie. You've really caught his determination in this sketch.
  • No, a far more natural beauty caught him. He managed to catch her attention.   The enormous scarf did catch my eye.
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