long reach

noun

: ability to reach a long way : long arms
The boxer has a long reach.

Examples of long reach in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Though states around the Gulf Coast bear the brunt of most hurricanes, even storms that enter the US from the south can have a long reach inland and northward. Umair Irfan, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024 When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn’t so easy… and the shadows of the past have a very long reach. Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2024 When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn’t so easy…and the shadows of the past have a very long reach. Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024 That means computer models used to predict ice-sheet melt activity in the Antarctic may underestimate how much the long reach of warming water under the ice contributes to melting, concludes the study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Geoscience. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024 This story is a haunting commentary on the long reach of tyranny. Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn’t so easy and the shadows of the past have a very long reach. Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023 The email is the latest evidence of Trump's long reach into the ballot review and demonstrates how his allies instigated the deeply flawed recount of 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County and later used it to promote unproven claims of election fraud to a national audience. Robert Anglen, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023 Uses his big body effectively all over the ice, goes to the impact areas and shows off his super soft hands and long reach to great effect. Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023

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“Long reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20reach. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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