Sentence examples for caught hold of from inspiring English sources

"caught hold of" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to indicate that someone has grasped or taken hold of something or someone in a firm way. Example sentence: He caught hold of the rope and climbed down the cliff.

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She caught hold of the handle and lifted.

Chase caught hold of her, pulled her close.

She caught hold of his shirt, and it ripped in her hand.

"I caught hold of him going to the second last, he pinged it and then he quickened really, really well".

Mr Jackson's aides said the Baptist minister, with aplomb, had caught hold of his host and refused to let go.

I waded into the water and caught hold of the bow of the boat, towing it ashore.

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Nothing to catch hold of, nor even surrender to.

And if they catch hold of it, that would be it.

He put his hand out as if to catch hold of her shoulder, then dropped it.

Telemachus told them to catch hold of the ropes, and they made all haste to do so.

"The operation would be successful if I could catch hold of one branch at a time," Shrivastava told me.

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