the open air
noun
: a location not in a building : the outdoors
He hung his clothes out to dry in the open air.
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Locals get an eyeful of contemporary art inside at the Seattle Art Museum as well as in the open air at the Olympic Sculpture Park.
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Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
Throughout the Academy there are historic planes and exhibits in the open air, as well as plethora of public hiking and biking trails, which connect directly to the new Polaris Hotel.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
An early scene in A Complete Unknown depicts the zeitgeist shift from the red-baiting McCarthy era to the open air of JFK’s New Frontier.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
And the open air Jean-Talon Market in Little Italy offers maple products and fun browsing year-round.
—Emily Goligoski, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
Throughout the Academy there are historic planes and exhibits in the open air, as well as plethora of public hiking and biking trails, which connect directly to the new Polaris Hotel.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
An early scene in A Complete Unknown depicts the zeitgeist shift from the red-baiting McCarthy era to the open air of JFK’s New Frontier.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
And the open air Jean-Talon Market in Little Italy offers maple products and fun browsing year-round.
—Emily Goligoski, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the open air
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“The open air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20open%20air. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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