| He reached out to rub his hand across the curly hair she kept cropped short. |
| A hand reached out awkwardly, bumping her elbow against the roll of toilet paper hanging above a plastic green wastebasket. |
| He reached out with one long arm, cupped his hand behind her neck and pulled her to him. |
| Laurea reached out and her fingers brushed the smooth outline of the abalone shell on her father's chest. |
| The door handle began to jiggle and Coran quickly reached out and gripped it to try to stop it from opening. |
| Twigs and branches reached out to claw at their flesh, oftentimes causing small cuts or welts to appear on their arms and faces. |
