the open air
noun
: a location not in a building : the outdoors
He hung his clothes out to dry in the open air.
Examples of the open air in a Sentence
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O Pioneers!, by Willa Cather
This novel, set in the closing decades of the 19th century and suffused with the wide-open lushness of the Nebraska prairie, practically demands to be read in the open air.
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Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
The scientists wanted to see whether the machine that took years to create could consistently spray the right size salt aerosols through the open air, outside of a lab.
—Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Sometimes used for the prows of ships, Cor-Ten is weathering steel, protected from corrosion, that changes color in the open air.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The channel, which begins in East Jerusalem, carries the sewage of almost 300,000 people underground and then in the open air, sickening those who live nearby.
—Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014
The festival took place in the open air, surrounded by rocks and rivers, grape fields, and farms.
—Nastya Platinova, SPIN, 21 Feb. 2024
Make time to stroll or bike along the Tampa Riverwalk to spots like Armature Works, a stylish food hall within an old streetcar warehouse, and Stones Throw to slurp oysters in the open air along the Hillsborough River.
—Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024
After tentatively looking around, the bear paws out into the sunlight and enjoys the open air.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
Many also depict Franklin performing the experiment in the open air rather than taking shelter to avoid electrocution.
—Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 24 May 2023
Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
The scientists wanted to see whether the machine that took years to create could consistently spray the right size salt aerosols through the open air, outside of a lab.
—Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Sometimes used for the prows of ships, Cor-Ten is weathering steel, protected from corrosion, that changes color in the open air.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The channel, which begins in East Jerusalem, carries the sewage of almost 300,000 people underground and then in the open air, sickening those who live nearby.
—Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014
The festival took place in the open air, surrounded by rocks and rivers, grape fields, and farms.
—Nastya Platinova, SPIN, 21 Feb. 2024
Make time to stroll or bike along the Tampa Riverwalk to spots like Armature Works, a stylish food hall within an old streetcar warehouse, and Stones Throw to slurp oysters in the open air along the Hillsborough River.
—Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024
After tentatively looking around, the bear paws out into the sunlight and enjoys the open air.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
Many also depict Franklin performing the experiment in the open air rather than taking shelter to avoid electrocution.
—Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 24 May 2023
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