fly open

Example Sentences

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“The back door absolutely did fly open, and you just heard a bunch of wind,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2023

Then “Moneyball” hit, and suddenly doors into baseball began to fly open.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2016

“Why does a car door not fly open in a crash?” one paragraph begins.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 28, 2015

I know your eyes fly open in the middle of the night, see your child, and you think, “Oh, my . . . .”

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2015

Dormitory windows began to fly open and olive drab blankets were hung over the sills by the dozens to air.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles