How to Use catch on in a Sentence

catch on

verb
Definition of catch onnext
Synonyms for catch onnext
  • By this time, the Democrats had caught on and the arms race was joined.
    — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The first guy is, too, caught on tape with a bin of his own.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Both instances were caught on video and sparked protests in the city.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The moment, like the rest of the trial, was caught on camera.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • If your doormat is too thick, it can get caught on your door.
    — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 6 July 2023
  • Once the tap shoes come out, even the most credulous viewer has to catch on.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The great white the anglers caught on Jan. 29 was smaller than the shark that was found dead at Navarre on Friday.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
  • It’s played for both laughs and ahems, and by the time the Kens catch on to what’s happened, order has been restored.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2023
  • Following the crash near railway tracks, the bus caught on fire.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • His body appeared to get caught on the door and he was dragged about 15 feet as the cruiser turned onto the street and pulled away.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • As the sun sets, divers return touting hundred-pound bags full of the day’s catch on their backs.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Trent Grisham makes a freakin’ diving catch on the warning track to end the inning.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023
  • It Zero Cleansing Balm is known to fly off shelves in Korea, and the rest of the world has been catching on.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Original steak sauce — and see if the candles catch on.
    — Priya Krishna, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The jury is still out on whether this will catch on with passengers long term.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 26 Feb. 2023
  • So when Cruz fed her eaglet its first meal, it was all caught on camera.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Some of them have been caught on camera yelling racist taunts at Black and Asian contestants.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Moore, acquired in a trade with the Jets, is the key addition on offense, while Smith is the big catch on defense.
    — cleveland, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Looking to catch on up the latest movies and TV series over the holidays?
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Keep in Mind The cane texture got caught on our hair and frayed our silk pillowcases.
    — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024
  • He didn’t get caught on pump fakes, stayed low, moved well laterally and used his length to bother the shots.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The incident was caught on video before, during and after the shots were fired.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In January 2024, the tidy work of a Welsh mouse, caught on video cleaning the work bench inside a man’s shed, went viral.
    — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
  • To take it a step further, the former Maryland star came close to pulling off the same catch on the very next play, again against Washington.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But the technology has not caught on as fast as was forecast.
    — Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But even with those advantages, the bank shot has not caught on beyond South Korea.
    — John Yoon, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Seacrest then asked about the TV couple's first kiss, wondering if it was caught on camera.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The ordeal was caught on camera and quickly went viral.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Footage of the firefight, in which dozens of shots were exchanged, was caught on Deputy Joshua Gordon’s dashboard camera.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
  • She was allegedly caught on video stealing $500 in cash and gift cards from the gift table at a church wedding.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023

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