the open air

noun

: a location not in a building : the outdoors

He hung his clothes out to dry in the open air.

Examples of the open air in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The film – a powerful examination of war in Bosnia in the mid-1990s and the role of journalists in its media coverage – will screen in the festival once again as part of the open air programme. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Its insulated design keeps my water ice cold for hours on end, plus its flip-straw design keeps the mouthpiece hidden from the open air during my commutes. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

In field tests across Lake Geneva, the machine swam through the lake before flapping its wings, breaking the water’s surface, and taking flight into the open air. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Few sites, however, became such frequent battlegrounds as the parking lots of Home Depots, where day laborers congregate, or were hit as persistently and severely as the open air car washes that dot sunny Southern California. — Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

Rhymes for the open air

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