into the open

Example Sentences

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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

But their private disputes grew and spilled into the open in 2023, when they stopped talking to each other for more than six months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

What it requires instead are more explicit rules on corruption, stronger political parties and greater confidence in voters’ ability to judge the extent of others’ influence when it is brought into the open.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

In the latest snafu involving driverless cars, a man who jumped into the open trunk of a Waymo taxi — only to be stuck there — became the subject of a viral social media video.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

I leaped into the open buggy and grabbed my seat as the four white horses took off from the tavern, down the lane and out of town.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan