Examples of 'could have caught' in a sentence

Meaning of "could have caught"

The phrase 'could have caught' is used to express a missed opportunity or regret. It implies that someone had the possibility or chance to catch or achieve something, but for some reason, they were unable to do so. For example, if someone says, 'I could have caught the train if I had left earlier,' it means that they had the opportunity to catch the train, but they didn't leave on time

How to use "could have caught" in a sentence

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could have caught
I could have caught him like a rabbit.
I am not sure we could have caught you.
She could have caught her death.
I am thinking your kids could have caught him.
So it could have caught the whole thing.
It would have been good if we could have caught it and put it out.
That could have caught up with him.
In this town some flying fool could have caught him.
Oscar could have caught you cheating.
A craft with a fast pair of heels alone could have caught her.
You could have caught another one.
Only beer cans and rabbits could have caught the ears as carrots.
Could have caught her clothing on something.
One of them could have caught fire.
I could have caught a chill last night.

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Any one of us could have caught her.
We could have caught this months ago.
No way anyone could have caught it.
We could have caught him right there.
I was sweating and could have caught a pneumonia.
Could have caught the house on fire.
Your footage could have caught something.
Could have caught him if the two of you.
Undercarriage could have caught a bullet.
Could have caught in her clothing.
Just saying that we could have caught those kids.
I could have caught him myself.
I was not listening They could have caught us.
You could have caught some thing.
Potentially the USSR and others could have caught up.
You could have caught your death.
If you had been that English man no one could have caught you.
But we could have caught him sooner.
Even with a perfect lap I do not think we could have caught that up.
You could have caught him easy.
It would been worth him doing it just so I could have caught him doing it.
Nobody could have caught up with them.
Either one would have killed Elijah if they could have caught him.
Maybe she could have caught a rabbit.
It would have been worth it just so I could have caught him.
Doing so could have caught this blunder.
It would have been worth him doing it so I could have caught him.
Or you could have caught pneumonia.
I do not know why I came to watch Turk when I could have caught a few minutes of sleep.
He could have caught that with his lips.
My only wish is that I could have caught you sooner.
We could have caught her by now.
My only wish was that I could have caught you sooner.
We could have caught a taxi if you would hurried.
And how Brenda Jackson could have caught the worst of it.

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Have this done by the customer service only
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