within reach

idiom

1

: close enough to be touched or picked up : nearby

He kept a dictionary within reach.

2

: close enough to be achieved

Victory was within reach.

Examples of within reach in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The score remained 14-7 in Bedford’s favor at the half, but Walpole–led defensively by lineman Zach Lamoureux–made two critical stops in the third quarter to keep the game within reach. —Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025

Space tourism may be inching closer, but until off-planet travel is within reach for everyone, the best way to dive into all things intergalactic is to visit a space museum. —Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025

New intelligence emerging The team behind the LeLaR project says this achievement places autonomous space systems within reach. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025

Early Black Friday network deals just lit up, and home Wi-Fi upgrades are suddenly within reach. —PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for within reach

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