catch on to
Example Sentences
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But when the rock structures in these faults are more complex and jagged, these structures catch on to one another and get stuck.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024
Will Cornelius, the vice president of Cornelius Seed, told the lawmakers people working in the seed industry are aware but the wider public has yet to catch on to China’s interest in America’s farms.
From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2023
"The island resident population have started to catch on to this," said Michael Cecil, chair of the Rathlin Development and Community Association.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023
“I’m just hoping that more people catch on to this idea that you can co-locate but still have your own separate spaces and have the best of both worlds,” she said.
From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022
For an eternity they hung in space, screaming and straining and reaching for something to catch on to.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
