Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of openhearted For May 1966’s expansive Pet Sounds, Wilson and lyricist Tony Asher created a song cycle documenting a passage from youthful innocence to mournful adulthood that the composer contrasted with delicately sophisticated yet openhearted orchestrations. Barry Walters, Billboard, 11 June 2025 While many world leaders have moved to shut their doors to migrants and abandon the care of the poor, Pope Francis stood for openhearted acceptance, a position that resonated with churchgoers as well as some of those who had never gone to Mass. Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 7 May 2025 Yet for all its shortcomings, Megalopolis is unabashedly openhearted, delivering an earnest plea to envision a better future. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024 Keep It Like a Secret (1999) Built To Spill’s fourth album fuses together the dreamy, openhearted songwriting of There’s Nothing Wrong With Love with the exacting studio graft and inspired guitar architecture of Perfect From Now On. Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for openhearted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for openhearted
Adjective
  • European captain Luke Donald took a subtle swipe at Team USA during the Ryder Cup opening ceremony, although at least two of the more outspoken Americans had already committed to doing good with the cash.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Khanna, who has been outspoken in support of Palestinians, received in 2024 an award from the Arab American Civil Rights League in Dearborn, delivering a speech that called for an end to the war in Gaza.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet Chaeyoung has resisted them, grounding herself in memories that took root in childhood and continuing an honest dialogue with her inner self ever since her debut.
    Billboard Korea, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is honest about where Kim stands as his rookie season winds down and the postseason looms.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Each image was paired with touching personal stories and candid reflections from her time on set, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into her experience.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • In a Bustle feature story published in March, Brunson was candid about the impact of the news of her divorce becoming public knowledge.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • No feature on industrial innovation is complete without a frank account of what may not work.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Over the years, Elon has been frank — if not exactly full of details — when discussing his problems with his estranged father.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Openhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/openhearted. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on openhearted

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!