catch hold of
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The scene, while boldly imaginative, stretches on a good while, making it only more difficult to catch hold of the play’s elusive rhythm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2018
“Now, Mrs Green, if you’d catch hold of the tongue. I wouldn’t ask everybody, but I know you don’t frighten.”
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2018
“We’ll catch hold of them, even if our workers are killed,” said Mr. Singh, standing at the shelter’s troughs, where dozens of cows fed and the air was thick with the smell of droppings.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2014
It is a fine art to catch hold of the few big interesting assets in the market.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2010
Vonetta tried to scratch a piece of the tape, but she couldn’t catch hold of it.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
