split open
Example Sentences
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A biscuit split open and slathered with strawberry preserves.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
Some books, says author Chihaya, are “Life Ruiners,” by which she means they split open our received perspectives and make us question everything from our families of origin to our dreams for the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
Officials reported that there were five to six industrial-sized boxes that had split open, unleashing the cascade of bathroom tissue .
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
In a five-star review, The Telegraph's Robbie Collin said: "Nolan's portrait of the father of the nuclear bomb is a triumph, like witnessing history itself being split open."
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2024
And in a way that only grandfather and granddaughter could do, together Cynthia and Cinder split open and laughter poured out of them.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
