clean catch

Frequency: 6.06.5 per million words

a catch made without fumbling or dropping the ball

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Examples (10)

  • The outfielder made a clean catch right at the wall to end the inning.
  • It was a crucial moment, and the wicket-keeper took a clean catch.
  • The receiver secured the ball for a clean catch in the end zone.
  • To be a great fielder, you must be able to make a clean catch consistently.
  • The video replay confirmed it was a clean catch, and the player was out.
  • If he hadn't made that clean catch, the other team would have scored.
  • Despite the pressure, she managed to make a clean catch to win the game.
  • The coach drilled the players on making a clean catch even with wet equipment.
  • That was a perfectly executed clean catch under difficult circumstances.
  • Even from a distance, you could tell it was a clean catch by the way he held the ball.