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.
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Zara, by contrast, is a brand within reach for many viewers.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Yet a person in the throes of one might identify with either character, depending on whether the drug is within reach.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Nabet acknowledged the fixes needed are within reach.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
Now the right combination of technology and political timing could mean that whatever is still in Utah’s mountains and elsewhere could be within reach for those who want it.
—Lauren Steele, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Yet a person in the throes of one might identify with either character, depending on whether the drug is within reach.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Nabet acknowledged the fixes needed are within reach.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
Now the right combination of technology and political timing could mean that whatever is still in Utah’s mountains and elsewhere could be within reach for those who want it.
—Lauren Steele, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for within reach
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“Within reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20reach. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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