caught
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- uncaught adjective
- well-caught adjective
Example Sentences
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Leprosy, he told them, is one of the least contagious of all infectious diseases; he’d never caught it himself.
As floodwaters surged downstream, they gathered animal carcasses from the surface, along with living creatures and skeletal remains caught in their path.
From Science Daily
I hit the shutter, hoping I caught it.
From Los Angeles Times
The movie’s moxie makes it impossible not to get caught up in Marty’s crusade.
From Los Angeles Times
Safdie pored over hours of match footage from the 1940s to the 1970s, meticulously breaking down every point that caught his attention.
From Barron's
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