out of the reach of

idiom

: away from
Keep chemicals out of the reach of children.

Examples of out of the reach of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Second, church officials say that all calls referred to Kirton McConkie lawyers are covered by attorney-client privilege and remain out of the reach of prosecutors and victims’ attorneys. Michael Rezendes, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 Recent months have seen books banned from school systems, taken off library shelves and quietly slipped out of the reach of children because either parents complained or there were fears some might. Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2022 Balls that had run out of play were knocked just a little farther down the line, out of the reach of Atlético’s players. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 One example in the inventory of policy changes could be replacement of Social Security for newborns with a parental down payment that starts compounding immediately, forever out of the reach of government. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021 But the ball was just out of the reach of safety Geno Stone. Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 9 Aug. 2021 Causeway went crazy, and then crazier still when Bergeron banged the winner out of the reach of a scrambling James Reimer with 6:05 gone in OT. BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021 His shot was just out of the reach of right-fielder Jax Carlton. Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 18 May 2021 Our employers provide many of us with social status, which is distinct from economic status — a Harvard professor or a Washington Post columnist has social and cultural opportunities far out of the reach of a beverages distributor in a midsized city who earns six times as much money. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 13 May 2021

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“Out of the reach of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20the%20reach%20of. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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