into the open
Example Sentences
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It just had to be lured out into the open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The North Vietnamese Communist offensive overran the South, sending more than a million “boat people” into the open ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Bass brought that critique out into the open during a Politico event last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Those behind the event argue enhancement already exists in elite sport, but secretly and without transparency, and say bringing it into the open where it can be monitored makes it safer.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
She would lean into the open grate of the reservoir and pull out five stones the size of cantaloupes that stopped it up.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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