wide-open
Example Sentences
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That protection is the main reason why social media companies can facilitate wide-open discussion online.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
But when Boozer tried to throw a pass across half-court to a wide-open teammate, Demary’s outstretched hand deflected the ball and began to make the miracle possible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Kaori Sakamoto will be looking to avoid another Olympics upset as the Japanese figure skating star takes to the ice in the wide-open women's singles starting Tuesday.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Somewhere deep in the limbic system, a synapse fires like a flare, tracing the old circuitry of migration and memory — that annual pull toward the wide-open deserts of the American Southwest.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
None of this talk seemed to relax Temp and Tick, who were obviously terrified at the idea of soaring through wide-open spaces high above the ground.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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