touch base

Example Sentences

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“It’s a lot easier for me to touch base with people who can get them on the phone and say, ‘50 wants to talk to you.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

While Whatsapp messages undoubtedly help us touch base and tell people we're thinking of them, she's found them a wholly "unsatisfactory" catch-up replacement during maternity leave.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

They touch base with mariners entering the Salish Sea and can share reports of whale sightings with the Cetacean Desk.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

“I will touch base with the scientific research department here to see what technology is desired and I will let you know what to prepare,” he texted Hua on Jan. 9, 2018.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

“You do that. Then come back in the afternoon so we can touch base again.”

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen