caught

Example Sentences

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The normally flint-faced STV reporter Colin Mackay caught the mood when he summed up another exhausting day of revelations on the nightly news broadcast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

After being caught on the metro, the former bank worker was held for three days in a detention centre without a shower or change of clothes.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Why were so many caught out for pit-lane speeding at Monaco?

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

As she spoke, her eye caught sight of some new greenery already popping up in a completely singed field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

‘How did you dare? If they’d caught you… ‘ She made the sign of the hand to ward off evil.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver