out of reach

Example Sentences

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“Until XOVR, exposure to companies like SpaceX was structurally out of reach for the everyday investor,” Joel Shulman, the fund’s portfolio manager, recently said in a statement.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The Sparks were always just out of reach in their 79-69 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday night, despite Rae Burrell’s career-high 22 points and a late comeback bid.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

They added that "the government's growth target of 0.9 percent for this year now appears clearly out of reach", expecting instead GDP expansion of around 0.6 percent in "a best-case scenario".

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"For too many people across Scotland, particularly younger people and first-time buyers, home ownership has felt increasingly out of reach," the housing secretary said.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

One of the younger boys tried to pull him down to earth, but Vetch merely drifted up a little higher, out of reach, and sat calmly smiling on the air.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin