send out

phrasal 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

After sending out more than 1,000 job applications without success, this Gen Z graduate campaigned on Wall Street with a custom sign to land a gig. —Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025

Meanwhile, a wireless emergency alert was sent out to cell phones in the metro. —Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025

The two-part Recco system equips participating SAR teams with electronic detectors that send out radar signals meant to bounce off the victim's reflector to help identify their location for speedier rescue. —New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025

The league sent out a memo to the teams saying that officials would be watching the play closer, and calling it the way it is supposed to be called. —Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for send out

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