split open

Example Sentences

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A biscuit split open and slathered with strawberry preserves.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

"The house split open before closing again. Through the crack in the roof, I could see the sky."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

But the relationships either fade or split open like cantaloupe dropped on hot pavement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 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

Only after the eggs were split open, revealing moist reddish-yellow centers, did she return to her story.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison