touching base
Example Sentences
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GPS and other satellite navigation systems reset their own clocks by touching base with these more accurate clocks on the ground.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
Guay gives the example of two friends with very different takes on touching base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
After touching base, though, Srna quickly set about tackling a new task: how to move the dozens of children based in Shakhtar’s youth academy outside Kyiv out of harm’s way.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2022
Unsure at that point whether they’d be returning to Pullman for the 2022 season, WSU coaches fanned out, touching base with their commits and examining talent in Washington, California, Texas, Florida and Georgia.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
The meetings go for an hour or hour and a half, but touching base in this type of situation is key.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2020
