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

"I don't think you would catch on to me not singing pronouns, in the same way you wouldn't catch on to an artist saying 'her' or 'him'," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2023

Once opponents started to catch on to what McVay’s Rams were doing, possibly starting with an ugly, 13-3 loss to Bill Belichick’s Patriots in Super Bowl LIII, Goff’s many limitations were exposed.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2022

He did not catch on to the words at first, and Jake had to repeat them.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers