break open

verb

broke open; broken open; breaking open; breaks open

: to open or to cause (something) to open suddenly

The pods broke open and the seeds scattered on the wind.

The police broke open the door.

The burglars broke the locked safe open.

Examples of break open in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ramos delivered the spark fans came to see, launching a towering three-run moonshot that broke open a tight ballgame and secured a 5-3 victory for the Bombers. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Senior running back Justin Williams added a 92-yard TD run as the Jaguars (2-1) broke open a game that was tied 7-7 at halftime. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Myles Baker had one touchdown pass and one touchdown run as the Trailblazers (2-0) broke open a game that was tied 7-7 at halftime. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

While attention in the city may have been elsewhere, thieves got past the alarm system at Messina's Museo Interdisciplinare Regionale (MuMe), and broke open a security case. — Willem Marx, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for break open

• atropine
• reopen