reach for
phrasal verb
reached for; reaching for; reaches for
1
: to move one's hand in order to get or touch (someone or something)
She reached for the salt and pepper.
He reached into his pocket for a dime.
2
: to try hard to achieve or succeed at (something)
Success won't come to you, you have to reach for it.
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Investigators later determined Pacheco had pulled over to help the gunman — who had purposefully crashed his car — when the suspect reached for the officer’s gun and fired a round into the officer’s leg.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Just this week, the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., removed nearly 400 books that allegedly promote DEI.
When reached for comment, the Pentagon referred The Hill to chief spokesman Sean Parnell’s March video.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
Bermudez-Martinez has been in custody since his arrest and has appeared in federal court in Minnesota about being transferred to Florida; the attorney who represented him in court couldn’t immediately be reached for comment Friday morning.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2025
Representatives for Dao House could not be reached for comment on the lawsuit Friday.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Just this week, the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., removed nearly 400 books that allegedly promote DEI.
When reached for comment, the Pentagon referred The Hill to chief spokesman Sean Parnell’s March video.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
Bermudez-Martinez has been in custody since his arrest and has appeared in federal court in Minnesota about being transferred to Florida; the attorney who represented him in court couldn’t immediately be reached for comment Friday morning.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2025
Representatives for Dao House could not be reached for comment on the lawsuit Friday.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Reach for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reach%20for. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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