How to Use open up in a Sentence

open up

verb
  • Watch Tisdale open up about her alopecia journey below.
    Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2023
  • New arrivals to the Embajadores shelter sleep on mats on the floor until beds open up.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Agreeing to the doc was part of a series of decisions Blume has made recently to open up her life and work to others.
    Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Players featured in the series often open up about difficult subjects.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Upon entering the four-bedroom home, a large foyer with marble flooring and a grand staircase open up to a living area.
    Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Although known for her makeup tips and reviews, Nogueira has used her platform to open up about her mental health and journey to self acceptance.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Kelly Clarkson is almost ready to open up about what she's been experiencing in her personal life by way of new music.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The role of color in emotional responses to food opens up new avenues for addressing extreme cases of food neophobia.
    Isabel Gauthier, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2024
  • At the time, rapidly advancing technology and crumbling trade barriers opened up new channels to global trade.
    Vidya Plainfield, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • This chapter is where the game’s structure and gameplay open up properly, giving you the entire Fushimi district to explore.
    Alessandro Fillari, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
  • O’Neal, an Oklahoma commit, started using his legs to open up the offense just like Jefferson did for Cathedral.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Cornerbacks coach Chad Williams will move to inside linebackers to open up a slot for Wilson and add the title of defensive run game coordinator.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Often technology such as drones and rovers monitor fields, but these miniscule devices could open up entirely new, more delicate methods of observation and recording.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • After lockdown, the world opened up for the lucky laptop workers.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024

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