out of the reach of

idiom

: away from
Keep chemicals out of the reach of children.

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Second, church officials say that all calls referred to Kirton McConkie lawyers are covered by attorney-client privilege and remain out of the reach of prosecutors and victims’ attorneys. Michael Rezendes, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 Recent months have seen books banned from school systems, taken off library shelves and quietly slipped out of the reach of children because either parents complained or there were fears some might. Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2022 Balls that had run out of play were knocked just a little farther down the line, out of the reach of Atlético’s players. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 One example in the inventory of policy changes could be replacement of Social Security for newborns with a parental down payment that starts compounding immediately, forever out of the reach of government. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for out of the reach of 

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“Out of the reach of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20the%20reach%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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