out in the open
Example Sentences
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But now it's out in the open, and he knows he has work to do to turn his season around in terms of pace.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
In other words, everything here is happening out in the open.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
In classic Southern California fashion, Wingfoot Three doesn’t sit in a hangar like its siblings but hangs out in the open, turning heads on the 405 Freeway, which runs right along the base.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
A neighbour helped guide them and relatives through the floodwaters to higher ground, but they were out in the open, still struggling to survive.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
It was a very hot night—Selvam and Ira were sleeping out in the open, in the small square in front of our hut which I had swept and washed with dung that morning.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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