Sentence examples similar to catching term from inspiring English sources

A couple of weeks ago, the chief of the little-known police force at the Pentagon warned some of his officers to be vigilant for an "active shooter" — the breath-catching term for an armed individual who appears from nowhere and attacks, with no interest in survival.

Minor comments/typos (can be deleted from the review once addressed): Page 7, the use of the term "catching" - perhaps "binding" is more appropriate here.

"American slot machines are just now catching up" in terms of technology, he said.

Petrol-electric hybrids, powered by both a standard internal-combustion engine and an electric motor, are catching up in terms of fuel economy and carbon emissions.

"San Jose is slowly catching up in terms of waking up to its full political potential," Mr. Tran said in an interview, adding that he thought the divisiveness of the City Council campaign was part of the evolution of the Vietnamese community.

Other major European airports, meanwhile, are catching up in terms of traffic: Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris and Frankfurt International Airport, which each have four runways, last year had their passenger numbers rise 5 percent and 6.5 percent, respectively, while traffic at Amsterdam Schiphol, which has six runways, jumped more than 10 percent.

Other large European airports are catching up in terms of traffic: passenger numbers last year rose 5 percent at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris, and 6.5 percent at Frankfurt International Airport — each has four runways — while traffic at Amsterdam Schiphol, which has six runways, jumped more than 10 percent.

But the Amazon market is catching up in terms of size.

Their answers were intriguing and show just how quickly our generation is catching up in terms of making technology an integral part of our lives.

She feels that Azerbaijan has a lot of catching up in terms of how people with disabilities are treated.

In Brussels and among other European governments, "there is recognition of the effort made by Spain not only in terms of catching up on lost time, but also in terms of correcting situations that absolutely needed correcting," Mr. de Guindos told a gathering of business leaders in Madrid.