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Catchall is an English word with synonyms like enclosure or receptacle. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Catchall in a sentence

Catchall meaning

Alternative form of catch-all.

Synonyms of Catchall

enclosure receptacle

Related words

Other words often associated with Catchall or its synonyms:

introduction enclosing inclosure fitting insertion container artefact document intromission envelopment papers artifact

Using Catchall

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of catch-all.
  • Useful related words include: enclosure, receptacle.
  • In the example corpus, catchall often appears in combinations such as: as catchall, catchall for.

Context around Catchall

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

culture 1× become 1× perfect 1×

Often after:

identification 1× communal 1× stat 1× omnibus 1× phrase 1× southern 1×

Sentence patterns with Catchall

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a perfect catchall stat 1× as a catchall for all 1× as a catchall for non 1× is a catchall phrase the 1× kind of catchall southern rural 1× support another catchall omnibus after 1× the culture catchall 1× unwittingly become catchall communal hubs 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another common use 1× cbs later clarified 1× cjr s report 1× it s hard 1× mcconnell ultimately encouraged 1× now all of 1×

Common sentence endings:

a data center 1× across the country 1× for live performances 1× invented for broadcasting 1× perfect catchall stat 1× russia fairy tale 1×

Words around Catchall

Just before it in the word index:

catchable 13 catch 5.157 catcalls 5 catcalling 8 catcalled 4 catbus 6

Just after it in the word index:

catcher 543 catchers 113 catches 1.120 catchier 2 catchiest 10 catchiness 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Catchall

  • In this selection, "catchall" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, culture, become, perfect, identification, communal and stat stand out and add context to how "catchall" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a perfect catchall stat and as a catchall for all. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "catchall" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with catchall

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It’s hard to judge because WAR isn’t a perfect catchall stat. (13 words)

West Country dialects are commonly represented as " Mummerset ", a kind of catchall southern rural accent invented for broadcasting. (18 words)

Now, all of that is but there’s still more to come in this installment of The Culture Catchall. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The intelligent edge is a catchall phrase the company uses for hardware and software that can analyze data from sensors, cameras and other internet-connected devices in the field, rather than in a data center. (35 words)

CJR’s report emphasized that the used the catchall identification “person familiar with” more than 1,000 times in its coverage of the Trump-Russia fairy tale. (27 words)

These theaters have scrambled to pivot their entire business model in the face of disappearing film releases–and have unwittingly become catchall communal hubs across the country. (27 words)

Example sentences (9)

CBS later clarified that it’s standard practice for live closed captioning to use these phrases as a catchall for non-English languages for live performances.

CJR’s report emphasized that the used the catchall identification “person familiar with” more than 1,000 times in its coverage of the Trump-Russia fairy tale.

Now, all of that is but there’s still more to come in this installment of The Culture Catchall.

These theaters have scrambled to pivot their entire business model in the face of disappearing film releases–and have unwittingly become catchall communal hubs across the country.

It’s hard to judge because WAR isn’t a perfect catchall stat.

McConnell ultimately encouraged his own party to support another catchall omnibus, after enduring fierce battles over funding for Planned Parenthood and display of the Confederate flag.

The intelligent edge is a catchall phrase the company uses for hardware and software that can analyze data from sensors, cameras and other internet-connected devices in the field, rather than in a data center.

Another common use of the term is as a catchall for all the markets in the financial sector, as per examples in the breakdown below.

West Country dialects are commonly represented as " Mummerset ", a kind of catchall southern rural accent invented for broadcasting.

Common combinations with catchall

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "catchall" in a sentence?
An example: "CBS later clarified that it’s standard practice for live closed captioning to use these phrases as a catchall for non-English languages for live performances." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "catchall" from authentic English texts.
What does "catchall" mean?
Catchall means: Alternative form of catch-all.
What are synonyms of "catchall"?
Common synonyms of "catchall" include: enclosure, receptacle.
How many example sentences with "catchall" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "catchall", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.