Sentence examples for once caught on from inspiring English sources

(I remember retrieving a wire trash basket that was once caught on my anchor).

Writer told how Mayor Perk of Cleveland once caught on fire.

Mrs. Patak's right hand once caught on fire while she was preparing morphine over an oil lamp.

A member of the conservative National Party was once caught on a security camera shopping in Fantasy Lane with his wife.

Any lingering hopes Mr Tubman may have nursed of victory evaporated soon after the initial ballot, when third-placed challenger Prince Johnson – a notorious warlord once caught on video ordering the torture of a political rival – threw his weight behind Ms Johnson-Sirleaf's candidacy, bringing with him 12 per cent of the vote.

He was once caught on camera cutting a television cable that he considered to be suspiciously close to the dugout; he accused a fan of being "uglier than two horses"; and he once told a player to get on with the game because there was "nothing bloody wrong with you" – the player had a broken jaw.

What's more, we use terms like 'shitstorm' in public as naturally as 'y'all.' Though Perry has avoided that specific bit of profanity with the press, he was once caught on-camera mocking a reporter at the close of an interview by saying, 'Adios, mofo.' He's also shown an inclination to our trademark Big Talk, as evidenced by his willingness to consider secession at an Austin tax day event in 2009.

Once I caught on, though, it was fairly easy to figure out.

When "Smash" premiered — before its narrative dysfunctions became apparent — it was suggested that some day, once the show caught on, the fake musical could become a real one, a cross-medium spin-off like none the world had ever seen.

And then, once the trend has caught on and become widespread, the arbiters present new styles and proclaim the old ones outdated or out of vogue.

I once wondered why Surrealism never really caught on as a literary strategy in America.