out in the open
Example Sentences
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“Let’s just take what’s happening in the shadows, put it out in the open, put the right medical and clinical framework around it.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
In other words, everything here is happening out in the open.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
His mother, Matilda Banda, was caught out in the open.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
A neighbour helped guide them and relatives through the floodwaters to higher ground, but they were out in the open, still struggling to survive.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
We had to cross at Jozefinska Street, which meant we would be out in the open.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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