split open
Example Sentences
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We picked rosehips from hedges too, which we split open to make itching powder, perfect for playground pranks.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
A biscuit split open and slathered with strawberry preserves.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025
Officials reported that there were five to six industrial-sized boxes that had split open, unleashing the cascade of bathroom tissue .
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024
"They've split open, they peeled off, the panels have fallen, they are split open, only metal is left, the ironwork," said Dina Angeli, a local resident in Nea Aghialos.
From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2023
Her right lobe had split open once and was sewn together again by Dr. Verghese Verghese.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
