open season
noun
1
: a period when it is legal to kill or catch game or fish protected at other times by law
2
: a time during which someone or something is the object of sustained attack or criticism
Examples of open season in a Sentence
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Since then, it’s been open season for Sydney Sweeney boob jokes, especially in comments under the actor’s Instagram posts.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
January felt like open season on employees–especially in the tech sector–with the second highest January layoffs in the past 15 years.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Monarchs open season Wednesday against Costa Mesa; 5 6.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
There has been a lot of numerical wrangling of late about how rarely teams that open seasons poorly advance to the playoffs.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
Their contents, and your relationship to them as a couple, is open season.
—Tom Rasmussen, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023
Boilermakers basketball:Purdue women to open season at UCLA; adds to coaching staff
For the all-time series, Purdue leads 14-13.
—Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2023
Texas high school football games Finding it hard to schedule games, Dallas-area champions open season against each other
High School Sports
The latest news, analysis, predictions and more for each season.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
But the open season Running of the Gumps era has passed, as the QR codes directing patrons to join the Yea Alabama NIL collective will remind you.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 6 Aug. 2023
Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
January felt like open season on employees–especially in the tech sector–with the second highest January layoffs in the past 15 years.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Monarchs open season Wednesday against Costa Mesa; 5 6.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
There has been a lot of numerical wrangling of late about how rarely teams that open seasons poorly advance to the playoffs.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
Their contents, and your relationship to them as a couple, is open season.
—Tom Rasmussen, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023
Boilermakers basketball:Purdue women to open season at UCLA; adds to coaching staff
For the all-time series, Purdue leads 14-13.
—Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2023
Texas high school football games Finding it hard to schedule games, Dallas-area champions open season against each other
High School Sports
The latest news, analysis, predictions and more for each season.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
But the open season Running of the Gumps era has passed, as the QR codes directing patrons to join the Yea Alabama NIL collective will remind you.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 6 Aug. 2023
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“Open season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20season. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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