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

The county’s emergency alert system will also send out notifications about mosquito sightings and treatements happening in specific neighborhoods, officials said. —Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025

Most players expect to be handed a big gun, or some other lethal power, and get sent out on missions to knock around bad guys and cause some property destruction. —The New York Times, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025

Before the crash, Hare’s patrol vehicle sent out a distress signal, leading to an officer finding the cruiser with no one inside, according to prosecutors. —Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025

Every year, the age threshold gets lower, and every year, the people of Lumiere send out an expedition to defeat the Paintress and reclaim their futures. —Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for send out

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