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
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
“Why does a car door not fly open in a crash?” one paragraph begins.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 28, 2015
I keep my eyes closed, but when the Augur misses a step and nearly falls, they fly open of their own accord.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
