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catch at

Idioms

Snatch, grasp, as in The beggars kept catching at their coats. [c. 1600] Also see grasp at straws.

Example Sentences

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I’ve tried to catch at least the ending every Christmas Eve to warm my spirits, no matter how bad things may be.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

He failed to deliver again, gone for 17 with Labuschagne taking a stunning one-handed catch at full stretch in the slips, again off Cummins.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

After playing catch at the ballpark, he was certain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Charlie Dean takes a brilliant one-handed catch at extra cover to dismiss Marizanne Kapp as London Spirit face Oval Invincibles in the Hundred at the Oval.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

As she blew a little snow on each cage, the goose made a clicking sound in his throat, and the catch at the front of the cage came open.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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