How to Use opener in a Sentence
opener
noun- The album's opener is a slow love song.
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Crack open a beer inside the Big House at the home opener this fall?
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2023
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With the season opener a month away, the young team met the moment.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
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But now that is a thing of the past with this electric wine opener set.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
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This cordless opener takes the stress out of the process and does all the heavy lifting for you.
—Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
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Auburn is set to take the field for its season opener against UMass on Sept. 2.
—Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2023
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Allen hurt a hamstring in the season opener and missed the next two games.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022
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Leif Moore blanked the Trojans for six inning in Game 1 as the Jaguars won 5-2 in the opener.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 29 Apr. 2023
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His debut will be the Sept. 9 home opener against Youngstown State.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2023
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Cincinnati took the series opener by a score of 8-4 thanks to a 4-4 day at the plate from Gavin Lux.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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It’s the Pac-12 opener for both teams, which split last year’s series.
—oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2022
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Page Six notes that Phillips loves to tweet about cats, so there’s your opener right there.
—Vulture, 23 Oct. 2023
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The Huskers’ home opener is Sept. 3 against North Dakota.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022
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After a three-year break, Brady and the Pats beat the Bengals again, this time in the season opener.
—Kyle Brown, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2022
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Takeaways from the Reds’ series opener against the Phillies 1.
—Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2023
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Transfer Josh Braun began the opener at left guard and has been at right guard the last four games.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
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The game takes place in Week Two and is the Cowboys’ home opener in Arlington.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
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His 88th-minute goal salvaged a tie against Jamaica in the opener.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2023
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The Padres have not said who will pitch in their spring training opener Friday against the Mariners.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Here’s what to expect, plus the warmest and coldest home openers for the Cubs.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Four hours later, the Diamondbacks were set to host the Padres in the opener of a two-game set.
—Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2022
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The first tour was with Mother Earth, which was a real eye-opener.
—Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer, 1 July 2022
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Tampa Bay, which scored four two-out runs in the opener, is second at 154.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 11 June 2023
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He was even still listed as available off the bench in the opener Thursday.
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
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The home opener will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 18, a Friday night, against the Cleveland Monsters.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2024
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Hauser struggled in the opener, then re-injured his shoulder in the win over the Bucks and sat out the last three games.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022
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So the fact that the Sabres’ game against the Blackhawks was the first sellout since the home opener was significant.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Montgomery was coy about his starting goalie for the opener.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022
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And yet… a news broadcast in the season opener, about Jane Fonda in Vietnam, put us in summer 1972?
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
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There is currently no opener announced, but the tour is sponsored by Jack Daniels and Coors Light.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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