How to Use wide-open in a Sentence

wide-open

adjective
  • Vladimir Tarasenko missed a wide-open net.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The Kings pushed the pace and got a wide-open 3.
    James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • No traffic, no phones buzzing—just you and the wide-open sky.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Nix fired a deep ball to the end zone to a wide-open Franklin.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The Knicks are shooting well on wide-open threes.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • That should propel them through a wide-open playoff field.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The puck came to him, just to the right of what appeared to be a wide-open net.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
  • For the best view, head to a dark locale with wide-open sky views and late-night hours.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 8 Dec. 2025
  • David Bowie had a great sense of humor and this big, wide-open laugh.
    Keaton Bell, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2025
  • This one-man show has turned into a wide-open race for the green jacket.
    Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • About ten miles in, there lay a quiet place, a wide-open pasture in the mind.
    Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
  • Kispert then kicked the ball out to Daniels at the top of the key for a wide-open jumper.
    Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The Chiefs’ decline has ushered in a wide-open era.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The most wide-open race in boys hockey is very likely in Div.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Brayden Point made no mistake with a wide-open net to shoot on.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Thommy crossed the ball to a wide-open Salloi at the back post.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024
  • More wide-open catches followed.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
  • This is due in no small part to its wide-open 23 feet by 10 feet floor plan.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Suarez blasted a pass out to the top of the box to a wide-open Messi.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The wild landscape has thousands of lakes, rivers, streams, wide-open fields, and dense forests.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2024
  • In the first of two clips, four sheep enter via a set of large, wide-open folding glass doors.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 17 June 2025
  • The floors are painted white to enhance that fresh, wide-open feeling.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 19 July 2023
  • Gomez then placed a perfect pass to a wide-open Suarez for a tap-in goal at the far post.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Johnston was running into wide-open field on a drag route but couldn’t make the play.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • With the ball at her feet, the junior forward found herself in front of a wide-open net.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • In what seems like prodigious heat for the Arctic, the taps here are all wide-open.
    Jon Waterman, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Wilson bailed her out with a perfect back-door cut and had a wide-open lane to the basket.
    Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Expanding highways once meant wide-open work zones.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • On the first target, Mahomes missed a wide-open Kelce.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Once night falls, the wide-open desert skies offer some of the best stargazing outside of the park.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

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