How to Use (out) in/into the open in a Sentence

(out) in/into the open

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  • Drug dealers grew into friends, who invited him to parties where everybody was snorting coke out in the open.
    — Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Uniformed police officers and armed fighters, rarely seen in the open during the war, were visible in cities and towns across Gaza after the cease-fire took effect.
    — Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The stools are small enough to stow in the open niches when not in use.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2024
  • South Sudan turned the ball over 19 times, a big no-no as the U.S. thrives in the open floor.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 July 2024
  • It’s always plugged in, and it’s designed to be out in the open.
    — Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 11 May 2023
  • Tall rows of corn held the more skittish whitetails, while the mule deer stood out in the open.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 1 Nov. 2023
  • So much waste, out in the open, has been a background feature in the city’s scenery for decades.
    — Larry Buchanan, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Any sort of connection… whether that’s in the basement, out in the open.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 July 2024
  • Some hardliners are calling to have the fight out in the open ...
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • In 2022, a schism in the chip design world and at Google erupted into the open.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The term includes anyone living in the open or in a tent or car.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The bull took off running through the trees then sprinted into the open.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
  • Out in the open, the scorching heat scattered teachers to their cars.
    — The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2023
  • Cons The top-less style leaves odors out in the open more than litter boxes with tops.
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Mnuchin’s fund acquired the stake in the open market over the past few weeks for about $30.8 million.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Everything is out in the open; teams can talk about the issue at hand and move on.
    — Hylke Faber, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Pick off the worms and drown them in a bucket of water or leave them in the open where birds can find and eat them.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
  • The sheer mass of these shelves stops the ice on land from flowing more quickly into the open sea.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The forecast path takes the storm to the northwest and into the open Atlantic this weekend.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But that’s not always a rosy picture of hens scrambling in the open air.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2024
  • Victims were all out in the open, either on the sidewalk or on the streets, police said.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The massive salmon may have used the tusks to ward off predators in the open ocean or defend their nests in the river.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Cutting Boards It's become trendy to leave cutting boards out in the open.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Sometimes, a young player’s growth is right there, hiding out in the open.
    — The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Elsewhere, the new owner can take in the open views from the patio with a firepit or head down to the dock to set sail for evening boat rides.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
  • The festival took place in the open air, surrounded by rocks and rivers, grape fields, and farms.
    — Nastya Platinova, SPIN, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Many train for the pilgrimages, which involve walking up to nine miles in the open sun.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
  • Charcoal grilling in the open is banned as well (although propane grills are allowed).
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The next day, Jackie came up to Erskine and thanked him for talking to his family in the open, which was quite a thing for a rookie to do in those days.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • As years’ worth of disclosures and recriminations erupted into the open, the serene Jean-Baptiste held us close and rapt.
    — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025

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