How to Use reach in a Sentence

reach

1 of 2 verb

• The phone cord doesn't reach.
• She can't reach that far.
• He couldn't reach the apple, even with a stick.
• Their land reaches to the river.
• Their land reaches the river.
• She couldn't reach the apple. She was too short.
• We reached California after driving for two days.
• The bailiff reached over the witness stand to push the barrel toward the floor.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
• Ten of the last 13 losers have reached the playoffs the next season.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
• Before the ball crossed the plane of the goal line, Sneed reached across Flowers’ body and batted out the ball.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
• She can be reached at [e-mail] or on Twitter @julietterihl.
  — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2023
• Ware enters the game against Penn with a nine-game hitting streak and an 18-game reached base streak.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 2 June 2023
• Step 10: Now reach down and using the small finger of your right hand secure the lead line, as shown.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024
• Having reached the top, I am allowed to take a seat in a clearing.
  — Anna Bader, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
• Rain totals for the week could reach 2 to 3 inches by Sunday.
  — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
• Highs manage to reach the mid- to upper 50s for a nearly spring feel.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
• Meanwhile, Minnesota State this year reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 2011.
  — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
• And the cascading effects could reach customers near and far.
  — Sarah Raza, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
• Allow time for the refund check to reach your bank account or mailbox.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
• The cheering in the background reaching a pitch that can surely only be heard by dogs!
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
• The fees collected reach hundreds of thousands of dollars for a one-way trip.
  — Jay Caruso, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
• Getting solar fans to more people Costs will need to come down to reach more people.
  — Christine Ro, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• Florence Grady and Augie Palmisano reached the elevator doors at the same time.
  — Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
• While not all members reach this goal, the alliance has made progress, Smith said, with 20 of the 32 members reaching that benchmark.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
• Shortly after the shout, the animal appears to reach the bottom of the slope and enters an area filled with trees.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
• Her group had reached Sydney on a bus chartered by a local B.J.P. chapter.
  — Damien Cave, New York Times, 18 July 2023
• In the 1980s, heavy metal reached a critical turning point.
  — Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
• Without access to the Red Sea route, many ships will have to take the far longer and costlier journey around Africa to reach their destinations.
  — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• Israel-Gaza war Hostages: Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage release deal that involves a four day pause in fighting.
  — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
• In the show, a group of strangers carrying an equal share of 1 million Australian dollars must reach the peak of a distant mountain in just 14 days.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024

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reach

2 of 2 noun

• The ball was just out of reach.
• Their goal is out of reach.
• The country's farthest reaches had not been explored.
• Put planters out of reach from small children and pets.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• For workers, that means the end of the return-to-work war remains out of reach.
  — Byjane Thier, Fortune, 19 July 2023
• Take a look at the upper reaches of your spruce trees now.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
• For renters, high home prices are putting the American dream out of reach.
  — Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
• The ball had maybe a little too much air, just out of the receiver’s reach.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
• Like Danny, Roberta is from the far reaches of the Bronx.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
• To angle it just out of the reach of our blundering hands?
  — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
• Always keep candles out of the reach of children and pets.
  — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• More drugs won’t make much of a difference if the drugs themselves are out of reach.
  — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
• In the 1950s, jive furthered its reach through the embrace of Black radio disc jockeys.
  — Heather Augustyn, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023
• There are six quarterbacks in this draft, and the quarterback at the top of the draft is clearly out of reach.
  — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
• In areas where passengers linger, such as on the train platforms, the works are out of reach.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
• Dream big on the 29th when Mars and Neptune whisper ideas that will enhance your reach.
  — Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
• Everyone’s favorite sections range from the slow walk the women do to the reach Will West does.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• The classical music just seemed so out of reach and so old and so dated.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
• Those targets could slip out of reach very soon, research is starting to show.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Nov. 2023
• Keep sharps and sharps containers out of reach of children.
  — Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2024
• Very little was known about the ecosystems in the GMR’s deeper reaches, so one of the team’s main goals was to chart their layout.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2023
• Keep in Mind Although the longer handle gives it a farther reach, some users may find that a hindrance at times.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
• The downside to lounging or studying in a loft bed is that all your key belongings are out of reach.
  — Lisa Lombardi, wsj.com, 15 Sep. 2023
• But for a small brand, losing access to Target’s massive reach is a blow.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 27 May 2023
• Or the kind of slice serve to his backhand in the ad court—Shelton is a lefty—that, when hit just right, spun off the court as much as a foot beyond Cachin’s reach.
  — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
• McClatchy, meanwhile, made just one 3-point basket — and that one came on a prayer bank shot when the game was out of reach in overtime.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
• Either way, the reach will be shorter than some other garden forks that are longer.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2023
• Social media now flaunts the excesses of the rich, and indulgences feel out of reach.
  — WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
• Plus, the device has above-floor reach, so higher-up areas like the windows and ceiling fans can be cleaned with ease.
  — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 17 June 2023
• But unlike groups in other states, the Freedom Foundation has extended its reach by targeting school bond and levy elections, which have traditionally been local issues and are the main ways districts build and repair schools.
  — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024