CAUGHT in a Sentence

Learn CAUGHT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
330 example sentences for CAUGHT, such as:
1. He threw the ball to me, and I caught it.
2. Among the trees I caught a glint of blue.
3. The artist has caught her smile perfectly.
4. I'm just a little bit caught in the middle.
5. Ronny caught three huge fish this afternoon.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of CAUGHT
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The leader of the reel, who looked as if he had Irish blood in his veins, danced well, and his partner caught his fire.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  The face she lifted to her dancers was the same which, when she saw him, always looked like a window that has caught the sunset.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
3  He was still kneeling when his eyes, on a level with the lower panel of the door, caught a faint ray beneath it.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
4  Silence answered; but in a minute or two he caught a sound on the stairs and saw a line of light about the door-frame, as he had seen it the night before.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
5  She seemed to melt against him in her terror, and he caught her in his arms, held her fast there, felt her lashes beat his cheek like netted butterflies.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
6  She lingered a moment, caught in the same strong current; then she slipped from him and drew back a step or two, pale and troubled.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
7  Slowly the rim of the rainy vapours caught fire and burnt away, and a pure moon swung into the blue.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
8  Ethan's long strides grew more rapid with the accelerated beat of his thoughts, and as he reached the foot of School House Hill he caught sight of Hale's sleigh in the distance.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
9  Here the snow was so pure that the tiny tracks of wood-animals had left on it intricate lace-like patterns, and the bluish cones caught in its surface stood out like ornaments of bronze.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
10  Then he caught Mattie's hand and drew her after him toward the sled.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
11  Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
12  Gerald looked crestfallen and embarrassed, as always when caught in a kind deed, and Scarlett laughed outright at his transparency.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
13  I only want-- She caught herself but not in time.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
14  "Hum--hurrump," said Gerald, clearing his throat in embarrassment at being caught openly in an act of kindness.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
15  Scarlett scowled, started to speak sharply and then caught herself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
Example Sentence: (120 in 9 pages)
1  Investors and currency dealers were caught completely unawares by the Bundesbank's action.
2  The police never caught him in any criminal activity but he eventually fell foul of the tax authorities.
3  The policeman followed the thieves until they actually picked up the jewels, when he caught them in the act.
4  Ronny caught three huge fish this afternoon.
5  I'm just a little bit caught in the middle.
6  I caught him a lap later, and although I could pass him I could not shake him off.
7  The American murderer was caught by the English police and extradited to America.
8  Among the trees I caught a glint of blue.
9  I wondered if it was an animal caught in a trap.
10  The new policies appear to have caught the imagination of the public.
11  If you are caught simply argue that "everyone does it" and brazen it out.
12  An article in the newspaper caught my attention.
13  The artist has caught her smile perfectly.
14  I got my bag caught in the wheel of my bicycle.
15  He threw the ball to me, and I caught it.