How to Use open question in a Sentence

open question

noun
  • What form that death takes is an open question for the show.
    Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 26 May 2023
  • Whether the peace can hold in the coming months is an open question.
    Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Whether the patient spread the virus to close contacts is still an open question.
    Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
  • When the next election will take place is an open question.
    Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Who’ll pick up the work that the striking workers won’t do is an open question.
    Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
  • What they’ll be asked to do, though, remains an open question.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 22 July 2024
  • Whether that’s enough to keep the show relevant is an open question.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Whether that anger will still burn as strongly in four months is an open question.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 9 May 2024
  • Whether or not such a reduction could restart the AMOC and over what kind of timescale is an open question.
    The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Whether the voice belonged to Mrs. Bryant remains an open question.
    Margalit Fox, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • But what being British means these days is an open question.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The full impact on the state’s health care system from the new rule on nursing homes is still an open question.
    Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Whether that strategy will work over the long haul is an open question.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 July 2023
  • Whether the norms assert themselves or not is still an open question.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 June 2024
  • How El Niño will change with global warming is a big and open question.
    CBS News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • But how far the U.S. and China are willing to go remains an open question.
    Sara Schonhardt, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Whether those tax credits will remain in place and for how long is an open question.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
  • How the lawsuits will play out remains an open question.
    Will Oremus, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
  • Exactly how that will play out seems to be an open question.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2024
  • Whether India can be counted on to support the U.S. is an open question.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2023
  • How such squabbles might be resolved, of course, is still an open question.
    IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Whether Ohtani remains an Angel for two more months, or the rest of his career, is an open question.
    Scott Miller, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • When, if ever, Trump will be sentenced is very much an open question.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Whether viewers tune out because Mr. Sajak isn’t on the stage is an open question.
    John Koblin, New York Times, 29 June 2023
  • Whether Bennett will return to the Rams remains an open question.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • But in the Antelope Valley, that’s still an open question.
    Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • There had been an open question of whether jurors would hear the tapes of Ellison’s remarks.
    Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
  • But whether the moderate Democrat can hold on to the seat in November is an open question.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 June 2024
  • The ultimate outcome of the case remained an open question.
    J. David Goodman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • How it’s used, its effects and its influence are still an open question.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2024

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