Example Sentences

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The buzz: Both teams lost their openers, meaning neither can afford another setback.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

England would be loathe to change both openers.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Usurping incumbent openers Abhishek Sharma, the top-ranked T20 batter in the world and Sanju Samson - India's match-winner in the semi-final and final of this year's World Cup - will be an almighty challenge.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Just for openers, he could ponder why a world-class opera house has started slipping into provincial status.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

I ate lunch there, from a can on the shelf, opening it with one of the can openers Mr. Klein had sold for forty-nine cents.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien