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Example sentences for "catch hold"

  • Innumerable conjectures flitted through her brain, but not one which she could catch hold of as a truth.

  • Agatha saw in his first look that he admired her, and she was in that proud desperate mood when a girl is ready to catch hold of the attentions or conversation of any one--even an elderly gentleman.

  • It reached her now like a comforting breath of old times--a something to catch hold of in the wide, dreary maze around her.

  • Catch hold of this, my lad, catch hold of this!

  • Here, catch hold, sir, and help me drag my jersey over my head.

  • I sprang forward as fast as my snow-shoes would allow me, to catch hold of the sleigh, when what was my dismay to see Pat's feet disappear altogether beneath the snow, his stifled cries alone reaching my ears.

  • I was sitting next to him, and attempted to catch hold of one of his feet, which hung for a moment on the gunwale.

  • Not that Rosamund Winton was of an aggressive type--she merely had the resolute "catch hold of your tail, old fellow" spirit so often found in Englishwomen of the upper classes.

  • Catch hold o' this; I can't trust myself.

  • Here, catch hold of the long boat-hook, and fend her off.

  • Irishman, Donovan, by name, with one foot against the bars, was holding on to the tail of one of the panthers, which he had at length managed to catch hold of.

  • If you let me catch hold of you round the neck with my claws, I shall be glad to go with you.

  • The Bodisat rode on the mighty back of the mighty steed; told Channa to catch hold of its tail, and arrived at midnight at the great gate of the city.

  • The village children used to catch hold of his horns, or ears, or dewlaps, and hang on to him; or amuse themselves by pulling his tail, or riding about on his back.

  • No, no, catch hold of the glass and don't waste time.

  • The people about here are treacherous rascals, and would murder anyone they could catch hold of without any provocation.

  • Picking themselves up, without losing their presence of mind, they turned round to see what had become of their companion, and were happily in time to catch hold of him and drag him up before the following sea carried him off.

  • Some had partially recovered, and showed fight with their beaks when they attempted to catch hold of them, so that they had to give a good many the coup de grace before they could throw them over their backs.

  • Didn't I catch hold of his leg, neither, father?

  • Mr Nickleby,' said Squeers, in great haste, 'catch hold of that basket.

  • Immediately the shot is fired the gun-sling is quickly thrown over the shoulder, and now there are two seconds in which to catch hold of the quiver, take out an arrow, and discharge it at the second target.

  • Rehim Ali managed to catch hold of it just in time, while he shouted, "It is only a stone's throw to the land.

  • I seized the opportunity to wrench myself partly away, and to catch hold of the rope, which the man had now beneath one of his feet.

  • And thank you, Master Shavings, for giving me a handle to catch hold of you by.

  • Here, catch hold of me, feel me; I'm flesh and blood.

  • How long have they used bombs with iron rings to catch hold of them by?

  • He almost tumbled overboard in his eagerness to catch hold of the fine mackerel which came with what he called a hop, skip, and a jump alongside.

  • Poor little Gusty next came up, with his pockets full of the smaller fish he had managed to catch hold of.

  • Linde in her dream, trying to catch hold of the owner of the piercing eyes, as she turned away.

  • Without any difficulty Merran gently pushed the umbrella and parasol in, through the moss, till she felt they were quite secure, just leaving the handles out enough for her readily to catch hold of them whenever she needed to do so.

  • We pray your majesty to catch hold of these thieves and punish them.

  • I look to you to catch hold of these thieves.

  • A dwarf may as well aspire to catch hold of the moon!


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "catch hold" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    brought about; catch cold; catch fish; catch hold; catch sight; catch some; catch the; catch them; catches sight; catching cold; catching fish; five centimes; for these; foreign enemy; keep back; made love; man named; paler beneath; proper person; sins should; subsequent page; such manner; take root; than those; will leave; your family