How to Use open up in a Sentence

open up

verb

• And at some point, a statewide race in Virginia might open up for Luria.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 26 Dec. 2022
• But even in good years now, the runs are too small for the tribe to open up a spring commercial season.
  — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 28 Dec. 2022
• Instead, open up the dialogue with actions—rather than words.
  — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2022
• Observing the horses’ behaviors and emotions is a way for the client to open up about their own.
  — Kelly Bowman, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
• Don’t be afraid to add some water to this whiskey to open up the palate and bring down the ABV a bit.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2022
• The campaign's rapid fundraising clip has opened up a cash advantage over the Trump campaign.
  — Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
• Hope is a virtue, though, and at least one possible crack in the Standard Model did open up this year.
  — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
• Most men aren’t as open about discussing their issues of stress, anxiety, or depression but some are starting to open up.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
• Taylor was a go-getter, determined to finish school, save enough money to buy a house and open up a business with her brother.
  — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2022
• Both side cabinets on this TV stand open up to provide storage for media players, books, games and more.
  — Ellen McAlpine, Good Housekeeping, 22 Dec. 2022
• And perhaps the field will also open up to genres and filmmaking methods that have long been underrepresented.
  — Andrew Barker, Variety, 21 Dec. 2022
• This opens up the risk of device destabilization or execution of remote code per Samsung’s warning.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• Patients often spend days or weeks in exam rooms waiting for a rare psychiatric bed to open up, sharply reducing hospital capacity.
  — Ellen Barry, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
• The budding actress opened up about navigating the latter during an interview with Glamour for her Woman of the Year cover story.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Oct. 2024
• The fissures have opened up on both sides of the aisle.
  — Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 9 May 2024
• And so two jobs opened up (in 1980) — Duke and N.C. State.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2024
• Ripa, also 53, opened up about the stress the pair felt.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
• The tight end opened up about his style in an interview with WSJ.
  — Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
• This isn’t the Rare Beauty founder’s first time opening up about this dark time in her life.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Sep. 2023
• Lodge wore a hard-hat with a company logo, and spoke of the need to open up mining on the seabed.
  — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
• Boston scored three times on six shots in the period to open up a 6-1 lead.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
• Watch Usher open up about the Bieber reunion that wasn’t meant to be below.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024
• The other struck the back of his upper right arm, pierced the shoulder joint and opened up a gaping hole on the way out.
  — Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
• Skylights were opened up, floors leveled, the wall of video screens removed.
  — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• Cuong Tran did not take any photos or videos of the hole that opened up in the side of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• But in 2021, the musician opened up to Rolling Stone about the pressure that comes with such a label.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
• In the half-dozen times she’s been to a psychologist since the shooting, she’s refused to open up.
  — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024
• Rooms are assembled in a U-shape, with French doors that open up to a central pool.
  — Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
• When drying, be sure to take out the laces, open up the tongue as much as possible and aerate.
  — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
• And the top zipper, while not a wraparound zipper, still opens up wide for easy access to drinks and snacks.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 27 July 2023

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024