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

Just when it seems that B.J. is out cold, his eyes fly open and he reaches, grabs, twists.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2023

“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

Most of the time since Momma died, if someone even walks close to where I’m sleeping I’m up in a flash, my eyes fly open and I’m looking right at them.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis