uncaught
adjective
un·caught
| \ ˌən-ˈkȯt also -ˈkät
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Definition of uncaught
: not having been caught
an uncaught criminal a fly ball that fell uncaught in the outfield
Examples of uncaught in a Sentence
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Police in Los Angeles had a similar stroke of luck in 2010, when the DNA of the Grim Sleeper — a serial killer who had gone uncaught for decades — partially matched to a man in the prison system. — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "The ingenious and ‘dystopian’ DNA technique police used to hunt the Golden State Killer," 27 Apr. 2018 Police in Los Angeles had a similar stroke of luck in 2010, when the DNA of the Grim Sleeper — a serial killer who had gone uncaught for decades — partially matched to a man in the prison system. — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "The ingenious and ‘dystopian’ DNA technique police used to hunt the Golden State Killer," 27 Apr. 2018 But Tucker Jones, Columbia River project leader for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, said those uncaught fish might be applied to next year's harvest, which could be enough to allow a day or two of retention fishing. — Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, "Trout fishing event Saturday in Gresham is free; bring kids," 17 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'uncaught.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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