catchpole

Example Sentences

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It was around that time that uniformed animal control officers pulled up outside the Capitol in a white van, armed with a net, a catchpole and a cage, in search of a wild fox — or foxes — that had been spotted on the grounds.

From New York Times

First responders from Wyandotte police department, fire department, and animal control used a catchpole to pull Lucy back to safety.

From BBC

He slowly uses a long tool called a catchpole to grab the freezing animal before pulling it to safety.

From Fox News

The officer put a catchpole around the dog’s neck and shoulder to slowly pull Jessie Lee closer safely so she would not fall.

From Seattle Times

“Of course, in doing that, you learn a lot about the actual disease, which indeed we have,” said Dr. Andrew Catchpole, chief scientific officer at hVIVO, a British clinical and laboratory services company that partnered with Imperial College London to conduct Britain’s Covid-19 challenge study.

From New York Times