were catching
- past progressive of catch.
Example Sentences
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During one of the commercial breaks, Garfield and the talk show host were catching up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
“By the time we were catching cases,” he said, “there were so many that we were only left with bad options.”
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2024
When these catch-and-release conservation anglers noticed unique orange and black spots on many of the fish they were catching, they wanted to learn more about the markings, and found Lackmann's previous research.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023
“We were catching him toward the end. I was hopeful. We needed more laps.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
Word came in that the marines were catching hell all over the place.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
