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
• The moderate fast action rod can handle lures from three to eight ounces, and the 11-foot reach gives them plenty of distance.
  — Alberto Knie, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024