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

Walt Olsen died a few months later, and the other defendants reached out-of-court settlements — all except DeFalco. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to a spokesperson for Becerra on Newsom’s announcement. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

The Star reached out to a spokesperson for Power & Light, who didn’t provide additional details about what led to the closure. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

The Times reached out to San Francisco Animal Care and Control, K9Reunite and Packer on Monday night but did not immediately hear back. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for reach out

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