miss a catch
Frequency: 8.019.5 per million words
to fail to catch a ball
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Examples (10)
- The fielder missed the catch, allowing the runner to score.
- I can't believe I missed that easy catch!
- The team's morale dropped after their star player missed a crucial catch.
- You can't afford to miss a catch in the final minutes of the game.
- He has a tendency to miss catches when he's under pressure.
- The cricket commentator noted it was the third catch the fielder had missed today.
- If the wide receiver hadn't missed that catch, they would have scored a touchdown.
- The young player was devastated after missing his first catch in the major leagues.
- Even a professional athlete will occasionally miss an easy catch.
- The coach is working with him so he won't miss any more catches.