Catch
Engaged
Engaged adjective - Pledged in marriage.
Both words in one sentence
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In The City of a Thousand Dolls, the protagonist is trying to catch a murderer who, unbeknownst to the Empire's government, is engaged to its prince.
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The trope's name is a riff on one of Maxwell Smart's many catch phrases, but he never actually engaged in it himself.
Source: Missed Him by That Much - Missed Him by That Much — A riff on one of Maxwell Smart's many catch phrases, but he never actually engaged in the trope himself.
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Engaged and Catch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch/engaged
Catch & Engaged. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch/engaged>.
Engaged or Catch. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch/engaged.
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