touching base
Example Sentences
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Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s longtime U.S. senator, was home from Washington this week, touching base.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025
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
But from the president himself on down, the folks here have been good about touching base afterward to make sure that there are no hard feelings.
From Slate • May 15, 2024
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
Then he started working the phones, both touching base with his counterparts abroad and calling his colleagues to discuss the need to act.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2020