How to Use (out) in/into the open in a Sentence

(out) in/into the open

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  • The stools are small enough to stow in the open niches when not in use.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Has quickness, great vision, can get in the open and he’s gone.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
  • It’s always plugged in, and it’s designed to be out in the open.
    Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 11 May 2023
  • Team members see that their hopes, fears and dilemmas have a place in the open.
    Carrie-Ann Barrow, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • The term includes anyone living in the open or in a tent or car.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Tall rows of corn held the more skittish whitetails, while the mule deer stood out in the open.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The bull took off running through the trees then sprinted into the open.
    Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
  • But that’s not always a rosy picture of hens scrambling in the open air.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2024
  • Out in the open, the scorching heat scattered teachers to their cars.
    The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2023
  • So much waste, out in the open, has been a background feature in the city’s scenery for decades.
    Larry Buchanan, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Everything is out in the open; teams can talk about the issue at hand and move on.
    Hylke Faber, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Any sort of connection… whether that’s in the basement, out in the open.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 July 2024
  • Sometimes, a young player’s growth is right there, hiding out in the open.
    The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Charcoal grilling in the open is banned as well (although propane grills are allowed).
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Cons The top-less style leaves odors out in the open more than litter boxes with tops.
    Katherine Alex Beaven, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The sheer mass of these shelves stops the ice on land from flowing more quickly into the open sea.
    Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Politicians are being doxxed — and even killed — and are still doing their jobs out in the open.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • Pick off the worms and drown them in a bucket of water or leave them in the open where birds can find and eat them.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
  • On Tuesday morning, that trailer sat in the open field across the road.
    Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
  • Many train for the pilgrimages, which involve walking up to nine miles in the open sun.
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
  • Victims were all out in the open, either on the sidewalk or on the streets, police said.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Sep. 2024
  • And trees of any kind that grow in the open are likely to have heavier limbs on the south side for the same reason.
    Ted Updike, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025
  • These food sources are within the timber, and perhaps timber edges, but rarely out in the open.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The festival took place in the open air, surrounded by rocks and rivers, grape fields, and farms.
    Nastya Platinova, SPIN, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Many had been in the open air for more than a week, with no food or basic services in the sweltering heat.
    Samy Magdy, ajc, 2 May 2023
  • The steppe eagle is a bird of prey that breeds in the open plains and steppes of Central Asia.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
  • The massive salmon may have used the tusks to ward off predators in the open ocean or defend their nests in the river.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Cutting Boards It's become trendy to leave cutting boards out in the open.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Applications came from 38 states in the open call launched last March.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • Despite the fact that these things might seem already out in the open, saying too much out loud about it might be the match that lights the flame.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2024

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