How to Use catch on in a Sentence

catch on

verb
  • The queen’s style did catch on.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The back of my head caught on fire.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Both meet-ups were caught on video.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Miller’s plea was caught on a hot mic.
    — Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But their kids were quick to catch on.
    — Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • He got caught on the ball at least once.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The hooks on her legs catch on the threads of a sock.
    — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The murder was caught on video.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The idea has caught on quickly.
    — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • That thing catches on fire all the time.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The coil might have caught on his hoodie.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Neither of those were caught on video.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But might her thinking catch on?
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The second strike was caught on a livestream.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
  • It’s just taken folks a while to catch on.
    — Kevin Polowy, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
  • During that time, the truck caught on fire.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • That morning, our bus caught on fire on the road.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • This one is the youngest he’s ever caught on film.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • All of the deals were caught on video, the office said.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Hawkins caught on as a starter and hasn’t given up his post.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Adell tracked it down and had his glove up, ready to make the catch on the run.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
  • Have your kids caught on to the fact that your kitchen is famous?
    — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The crash then caused the car to catch on fire, the agency added.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But Wild at Heart kind of caught on on its own.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Has this caught on enough for people to say this to him on the street?
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
  • The crash caused the Subaru to catch on fire.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Things just like this happen, and in this case, it was caught on video.
    — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Losing my mom and then my car catching on fire.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Her house caught on fire because of a water heater.
    — Steve Maugeri, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Much of the incident was caught on video.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026

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