caught
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catch.
uncaught
-
a word derived from
caught.
Example Sentences
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Despite a massive daily cleanup operation that leaves the post-parade landscape remarkably clean, uncaught beads dangle from tree limbs like Spanish moss and get ground into the mud under the feet of passers-by.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
Even survival did not mean good health, and, with fields unplanted and animals uncaught, starvation followed closely behind.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2019
Meanwhile, a large number of the fish made available by state fishery managers goes uncaught.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2018
The suspect was, as detectives might say, “in the wind,” or uncaught.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2010
Not only did all those police act as a deterrent, but they also provided the manpower to imprison criminals who might have otherwise gone uncaught.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
