How to Use catchall in a Sentence

catchall

noun
Definition of catchallnext
Synonyms for catchallnext
  • They used the drawer as a catchall for kitchen items.
  • The report offers a nice catchall for anything that disgruntles you about our times.
    — Robert H. Bork Jr., National Review, 2 Aug. 2024
  • And so the garage became like the catchall, the storage bin.
    — Phillip Picardi, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Prisons are a catchall for people who are born screwed and go on to screw up.
    — Eve MacSweeney, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2018
  • In Australia, the word is used as a catchall term for sheepskin boots lined with fleece that have been made since the 1930s.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2021
  • The concept of being alone can’t be a catchall for thinking.
    — New York Times, 22 July 2021
  • Invest in a great pair of sandals, a catchall tote, and some long jean shorts to wear on repeat.
    — Kelsey Clark, Glamour, 3 June 2021
  • But all of her kitchen wares, from mugs to little catchall plates, are beautiful, one of a kind gifts.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 4 Dec. 2017
  • There is not a catchall solution, but those should be the questions in every case.
    — Heidi Stevens, Star Tribune, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Rubber bullets is sort of a catchall name for a wide variety of weapons.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 14 June 2020
  • Or use them outside of the kitchen as pill boxes or jewelry catchalls.
    — Yasmin Fahr, Bon Appetit, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The battle over one simple word has become something of a catchall for a wide range of feelings about the woman in the city’s top job.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Craighill April tray in maple, $80, craighill.co This tray, made from American maple, serves double duty as a catchall and a cheese board.
    — Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Three years ago, Google launched an Android app called Lookout as a sort of catchall toolbox for its blind and low-vision users.
    — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
  • Cancer, a catchall term for a large group of diseases, is consistently one of the leading causes of death around the world.
    — Robert Hart, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But Lorde’s words have been turned into a catchall phrase used by wealthy white wellness influencers.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 17 June 2020
  • This one—in white plus gold, black or silver—is equipped with a USB port and a storage catchall that can corral a fitness watch, earbuds and more.
    — Lisa Lombardi, wsj.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • At the time, Kincaid’s was a catchall kind of place: a meat market, a post office and a part-time barbecue joint and hamburger shop for those in-the-know.
    — Dallas News, 23 May 2022
  • Curry has become a catchall word for any Indian meat, vegetable or legume dish in a sauce.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2021
  • In an ideal situation, the guest bedroom should not be your catchall room.
    — Cathy Hobbs Tribune News Service, Star Tribune, 18 Dec. 2020
  • This Charleston home office styled by Jill Sharp Weeks proves that no desk is complete without at least one catchall bowl or tray.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Similarly, the 2017 Oscars films most likely to be remembered for a long time didn’t go for the catchall.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2018
  • But the complication, and the heart of Terry's case, involves a third tier – a catchall that sets a sentence of up to 20 years for any amount of drugs not covered by the others.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 14 June 2021
  • The new Rothy’s bags are knit with 100% recycled materials and come in seven styles, from a big tote to a mini catchall.
    — Dakota Kim, Sunset Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
  • As a bonus, the bag can fit travel-sized shampoos and conditioners picked up throughout the trip, making it an easy catchall.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Clutter transforms into a classy display with this quartz catchall.
    — Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 5 Oct. 2022
  • And yes, of course the word has become a catchall that means wildly different things to different people, but that’s a feature, not a bug.
    — Megan Greenwell, Wired, 1 July 2021
  • But where Vancouver wants to eat right now is at an izakaya—a catchall term that simply means a bar that serves Japanese small plates.
    — Claire Dederer, ELLE Decor, 27 May 2011
  • To make its case, the government is relying on the same catchall bribery charge prosecutors have used to put crooked politicians in prison.
    — Jacob Gershman, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2019
  • The explanation boiled down to a single sentence in a catchall provision.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024

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