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

“My belief is that it’s OK to touch base as often as it feels comfortable,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

There apparently was no follow up to the Spanish teacher’s email in September asking the counselor to touch base with Crumbley, Johnson said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2022

Unless you’re Aesop or the Brothers Grimm, give these words a vacation. let's touch base.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner