caught on
Example Sentences
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In February, while at a conference in Norway, he was caught on a hot mic telling a Greenlandic politician that “the check’s in the mail.”
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was caught on camera and went viral around the country.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
I don’t care if the officers caught on tape didn’t intend to offend, and I don’t care what Hochman intends the message to be with his vast over-charging of Flores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Tom House, who worked on biomechanics with Mr. Ryan decades before the rest of the sport caught on, comes across as a shaman-like character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Strange, I thought, ten-thirty at night; I hadn't caught on yet to some of the strategies.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
