How to Use catch on in a Sentence

catch on

verb
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  • Make sure the closure will come apart if the hat gets caught on something, for the baby's safety.
    — Casey Clark, Parents, 23 May 2024
  • The funny quip caught on and is a response fans will yell during the devastating song.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
  • The gentle parenting moment between dad and daughter was caught on camera and has gone viral.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 June 2024
  • Passenger Chris Vogt wrote in a social media post that someone’s bag in the cabin caught on fire.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
  • Darius Slayton and Robinson both had a bunch of catches on Jones completions.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
  • What to Consider Be careful not to catch on any thorns or branches as these joggers may be susceptible to rips.
    — Joel Balsam Published, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
  • The following week, Trump was on the golf course with his son Barron and was caught on video summarizing the current electoral landscape.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • Florida defenseman Aaron Ekblad was caught on video with his arm around an Edmonton player’s neck.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2024
  • Beck, 23, jammed his left (glove) hand while making an excellent diving catch on Nick Castellano’s sinking line drive in left field at the end of the first inning.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 26 May 2024
  • Seconds later, Nasser was defiant and electrified the crowd in one of the more emotional political moments caught on tape.
    — Shadi Hamid, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • Three people were seriously injured when their hot air balloon struck power lines and caught on fire before crashing into an Indiana field, authorities said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 June 2024
  • Soon, specific variations caught on in different industries: The marble ceiling, for example, is used for those in politics.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 July 2024
  • 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

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