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
Bubbe’s eyes fly open, and she sits up straighter in her chair.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
