fly open
Example Sentences
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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
The Bulldogs knew the door would not just fly open after 19 years of pounding.
From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2017
“Why does a car door not fly open in a crash?” one paragraph begins.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 28, 2015
"For a stretch of a few pitches, I'd be real spot-on with location, and then I'd kind of fly open and yank a few and miss my spots," Capuano said.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2013
Balekin starts calling for someone to find Cardan, to bring him Cardan, and my eyes automatically fly open.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
