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

Hill had been sent out for a role in 1987 on the soap Santa Barbara, only to learn upon arrival that the part was a Nicaraguan nun. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

The legal wrangling comes even as states start sending out mail ballots, leaving the administration little time to make big changes in mail ballot rules. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Mayor Dean Trantalis sent out an alert warning residents that higher tides are possible on both the new moon and the full moon. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Kretinsky has struck a deal with West Ham’s remaining shareholders to increase his stake from 27 per cent to 46 per cent, according to a press release sent out on behalf of the Royal Mail owner on Friday. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for send out

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