Sentence examples for catch short from inspiring English sources

"Previous to John, tight ends were big strong guys like Ditka and Kramer who would block and catch short passes over the middle," Don Shula, the Colts Hall of Famee coach of the 1960s, told The Baltimore Sun, referring to Mike Ditka of the Chicago Bears and Ron Kramer of the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers.

The Ravens, after an impressive first drive that included several passes and ended in a field goal to give them an early tie, were startlingly one-dimensional for the rest of the game, relying almost exclusively on running back Ray Rice to rush and catch short passes from Joe Flacco.

Even a "microtheatre" where you can catch short, 20-minute theater performances in-between dinner and drinks.

Add a cheater hook to catch short striking fish.

They will not be caught short there.

Ministers can even be caught short by presidential announcements.

Nuclear power is ready; let's not get caught short.

But he conceded that Macerich was caught short.

His advice: avoid getting caught short in the Batsuit.

We don't want to get caught short.

Patients covered by programs like Medicare have been caught short.