open stance
noun
: a stance (as in golf) in which the forward foot is farther from the line of play than the back foot compare closed stance
Examples of open stance in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In particular, OpenAI employees have walked back the company's previously open stance on AI, citing potential dangers of spreading the technology.
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2023
That open stance?
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
Right-handed hitter, hits from a narrow slightly open stance.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
Gorski took batting practice using an open stance to force himself to keep his back leg quiet.
—Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022
The Trump administration increased economic pressure on Cuba, reversing a shift under President Obama to a more open stance toward the nation that had led to an increase in travel between the two countries.
—Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
Rather than doing this and increasing frustration, try taking an open stance with her.
—Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
The first line of defense is self-control, showing a non-threatening, open stance.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
Archbishop Lefebvre rejected the break with liturgical tradition as well as other elements of the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council, known as Vatican II, including the church’s more open stance toward other religions.
—Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 16 July 2021
Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2023
That open stance?
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
Right-handed hitter, hits from a narrow slightly open stance.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
Gorski took batting practice using an open stance to force himself to keep his back leg quiet.
—Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022
The Trump administration increased economic pressure on Cuba, reversing a shift under President Obama to a more open stance toward the nation that had led to an increase in travel between the two countries.
—Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
Rather than doing this and increasing frustration, try taking an open stance with her.
—Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
The first line of defense is self-control, showing a non-threatening, open stance.
—Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
Archbishop Lefebvre rejected the break with liturgical tradition as well as other elements of the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council, known as Vatican II, including the church’s more open stance toward other religions.
—Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 16 July 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
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“Open stance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20stance. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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