reach out

verb

reached out; reaching out; reaches out

: to make an effort to do something for other people

The church is reaching out to help the poor.

Examples of reach out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The White House privately reached out to some Democratic lawmakers to sway them on the procedural vote with promises like infrastructure projects, according to one lawmaker. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

That led Broncos assistants Joe Lombardi and Pete Carmichael, two former Saints coaches, to quietly reach out to Brees. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Detectives requested that anyone with information about Garcia or his death reach out to the sheriff’s office at [phone], or on the agency’s anonymous tip line at [phone]. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The Miami Herald reached out to Martin to get more info on the Pitt encounter, but didn’t immediately hear back. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for reach out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout