How to Use opening in a Sentence

opening

noun

• We went to the play's opening.
• They squeezed through a narrow opening between the fence and an oak tree.
• The enemy's troops poured through an opening in our defenses.
• The opening was agreed to on the request of the U.S., the official said.
  — NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
• So that opening scene is pulled straight out of your life.
  — EW.com, 24 Feb. 2024
• The shop's grand opening is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 5.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2022
• Or, screw off the cap fully to take big gulps through the wide mouth opening.
  — Alexis Berger, SELF, 15 Jan. 2025
• But Filat can say that some of her clients date back to the store's opening.
  — Helaine Williams, Arkansas Online, 17 July 2022
• This will be Vue’s first new opening since the Glasgow St. Enoch site in 2021.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
• With the machine off, scrub the opening with a bottle brush.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
• Simply snip the tip, cut off the opening, then slice it straight down the middle.
  — Women's Health, 10 Feb. 2023
• At the opening of the video, the audio is strangely muffled.
  — Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 12 May 2023
• The Tokyo Dome hosted opening-round games in that event as well.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
• The Bruins had an opening when Reese picked up her fourth foul with 8:16 left in the game and headed to the bench.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
• Target has not released the opening dates for the stores.
  — Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
• The bag is very comfortable to carry and easy to pack thanks to the wide opening.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2023
• These non-native cousins have slot-like openings in the same area.
  — Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 16 Aug. 2023
• The grand opening was three weeks away when the place was torched, in January 1926.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022
• Restaurant News Get the scoop on the latest openings, closings, and where and what to eat and drink.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
• But the opening of Chateau Royal seems to be changing that.
  — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023
• While the restaurant was set to open in the first quarter of 2025, a new opening date has not been announced.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 May 2025
• Price pointed to a Walmart Health opening in Chicago in the fall of 2020.
  — Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 7 May 2024
• But even with this, Denver looked outmatched from the opening tip, as the Clippers seemed to want the game more.
  — Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
• The overall impact can feel like a tear opening in the universe.
  — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
• The seemingly ocean-sized opening was enough for Homa to pounce.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
• The three blocks in the opening period tied Ware’s career-high for a game.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
• But its bid for a third in 1990 was a hard slog from the tournament’s opening match, where the champs were shut out by Cameroon.
  — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
• When and where is the new Arizona White Castle opening?
  — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
• The opening pages present Gil reeling from a bad breakup with his girlfriend.
  — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
• The activation is part of a short-term event to celebrate the opening of the store within the Punggol Digital District, so Luna will be a temporary fixture.
  — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025