out in the open
Example Sentences
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"It is a concern that... people feel sufficiently confident they can be out in the open."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
In other words, everything here is happening out in the open.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
For those caught out in the open, there are no underground car parks to dash to in this modest town.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
In classic Southern California fashion, Wingfoot Three doesn’t sit in a hangar like its siblings but hangs out in the open, turning heads on the 405 Freeway, which runs right along the base.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
You just slid in off the street, and all the items he sold were sitting right there, out in the open.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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