send out

verb

sent out; sending out; sends out

1

: to mail (something) to many different people or places

Have you sent out the invitations yet?

2

: to cause (a signal) to go out

The pilot sent out a distress signal.

3

: to cause (light, heat, etc.) to move outward from a source

The coals sent out a reddish glow.

4

: to produce (something) in the process of growing or developing

The plant began to send out its shoots.

Examples of send out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cost of a special election is determined based on the number of ballots the county needs to send out, according to Sacramento County Elections Office spokesperson Ken Casparis. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026

Wrigley and Anderson planned a lavish destination wedding in Ireland and had already sent out invitations, but the wedding was called off because Anderson wouldn’t sign a prenup, a former staffer said. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

The sheriff’s office sent out drones and dogs to find him. —Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026

Instead, Tesla had sent out an actor wearing a black and white bodysuit, a cringey gaffe that had investors asking some hard questions. —Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 June 2026

Rhymes for send out

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