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

(out) in/into the open

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  • The stools are small enough to stow in the open niches when not in use.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Applications came from 38 states in the open call launched last March.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • Many had been in the open air for more than a week, with no food or basic services in the sweltering heat.
    Samy Magdy, ajc, 2 May 2023
  • Kids ages 12 months to 4 years old can slide, climb the rock wall, or hide in the open space underneath the playset to their heart’s content.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 7 May 2024
  • That’s especially true for meats, which are cooked on a charcoal grill in the open kitchen.
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2023
  • People are still sleeping out in the open streets or on a football field nearby.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The very next day, two groups of Russian troops again gathered out in the open for training and inspection.
    David Axe, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Why did one need such a thing when democracy is best conducted out in the open?
    Colin Dickey, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2023
  • Hill and Waddle were effective in the open field, and Tagovailoa did well to find them in space.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Iran and Israel have been fighting a shadow war for years, but on April 13, the conflict came into the open.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Sedgwick was trying to rally his flinching troops by marching along the front line out in the open.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Griffin’s speed and talent in the open field will attract suitors.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
  • At the Arqin border crossing into Egypt, crowds of people waiting to get through spent the night in the open desert.
    Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • His clothes can still be seen hanging — now exposed in the open air behind the portion of the building that crumbled.
    Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 31 May 2023

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