cat-and-mouse

Example Sentences

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“Eat Me,” directed by Caitlin Sullivan, plays cat and mouse with its audience, not wanting to give away its secrets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

It then turns into a game of cat and mouse.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The aim was to end the "cat and mouse" problem for police officers who often found trouble makers had moved on by the time they arrived.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

"It is a cat and mouse game," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Now it was a game of cat and mouse.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown