caught
Example Sentences
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In an emergency call, police were notified of a helicopter in distress that may have crashed and caught fire.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
“We got caught up in it,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Frithsmith also caught four passes and pulled off perhaps the biggest save of the night thanks to his coolness under pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Something like a million people vote in this event every year, according to the daytime news segment that I caught at the dentist the other afternoon while getting a tooth cleaning.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
I’m shaking and disoriented, like a kitten caught in the eye of a storm.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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