fly open
Example Sentences
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The hood could fly open if the main latch is inadvertently released or not closed properly after engine service.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2022
The Bulldogs knew the door would not just fly open after 19 years of pounding.
From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2017
Then “Moneyball” hit, and suddenly doors into baseball began to fly open.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2016
Aides for male politicians are concerned if their boss is pictured with a double chin or his fly open, but generic statements about beauty are far more rare.
From Slate • Nov. 3, 2015
He looked back at the door, as if he expected it to fly open before he could get back to it with the key he did not yet have.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
