split open

Example Sentences

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Their version starts with a unique pretzel, called a split, that’s designed to split open while baking, creating delicious grooves and crispy bubbles.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

But a groundbreaking operation, which required his breastbone to be split open, saved his career and enabled him to represent England again and win the Premiership with Saracens in 2023.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

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

"They've split open, they peeled off, the panels have fallen, they are split open, only metal is left, the ironwork," said Dina Angeli, a local resident in Nea Aghialos.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2023

And I would swallow my saliva as I saw them split open loaves of bread and line them with juicy sardines.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright