How to Use open-ended in a Sentence

open-ended

adjective
  • But her farewell to the crowd was more open-ended than that.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Sometimes the union waging the strike doesn’t have the option to have an open-ended strike.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Sometimes the union waging the strike doesn’t have the option, at least not at that time, to have an open-ended strike.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The Classic Deluxe Brick Box is always a smart choice for some open-ended play.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • That bill was filed in the first week of the session, and would require the state to fund charter schools — Miles’ bill is more open-ended.
    — The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The draft that Clint initially read was even more open-ended.
    — Tomris Laffly, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Those were just hanging out, open-ended, with two stories of house on top of them.
    — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, these blocks are also fun for creative and open-ended play.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 7 Nov. 2023
  • And there are some things that are open-ended, so never say never.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • One of the biggest concerns is the open-ended nature of the fighting, which has lasted more than a year.
    — David McHugh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The film will be shown multiple times daily for an open-ended run.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 June 2025
  • Of the position groups on the roster, the secondary feels the most open-ended heading into OTAs.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
  • But the point is, the games didn’t end anyway, so all of this was pointless and just left open-ended for more seasons someday or spin-offs.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • That resolution to lose 10 pounds is too vague and open-ended.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The first prompt is open-ended and likely to return generic results.
    — Shikher Goel, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Then there’s the open-ended nature of how people interact with LLMs.
    — Jay Castello, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Kaos was left open-ended, and Covell has spoken about a vision for three seasons.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
  • That's an open-ended question that is being fielded and answered by many around the country.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • But Still No Diana The series, which concluded in 2021, left things open-ended.
    — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
  • While the open-ended side of a wrench can’t ratchet, the wrench does something similar with its extra notches.
    — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
  • Whether this could be overcome is somewhat an open-ended question.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • Haute Couture The high-fashion theme of 1995 was both straightforward and vastly open-ended.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • Sometimes a self-ask might be insightful when the question or problem is open-ended.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
  • This adorable workbench encourages all sorts of creative and open-ended play.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, the classic series offers small, medium, and large boxes of bricks that inspire open-ended play—and the large is a whopping 47% off for Prime Day.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 July 2024
  • Plus, the classic series offers small, medium, and large boxes of bricks that inspire open-ended play—and the large is a whopping 44% off for Prime Day.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 July 2024
  • In the book, the story leaves off a bit more open-ended, though reasserting through Eleanor’s inner monologue that she and Jamie weren’t meant to be together.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Of course, my toast had been a platitude, open-ended to accommodate any wish.
    — Ayşegül Savaş, The New Yorker, 14 July 2024
  • Because blogs are so open-ended, many are written quickly and published without a clear sense of strategy.
    — Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • And in an age where players want to create more than consume, that kind of open-ended, charming, community-first experience is suddenly very 'in’ again.
    — David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

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