How to Use wide-open in a Sentence

wide-open

adjective
  • Nix fired a deep ball to the end zone to a wide-open Franklin.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Some of the holes are wide-open, but there are big trees.
    — Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Suarez blasted a pass out to the top of the box to a wide-open Messi.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The result is a wide-open city for those that are here.
    — Ina Fried, Axios, 24 July 2024
  • Thommy crossed the ball to a wide-open Salloi at the back post.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024
  • One play later, Stafford found a wide-open Nacua in the middle of the field.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • This is due in no small part to its wide-open 23 feet by 10 feet floor plan.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Booker whipped a pass to the wide-open future Hall of Famer, who cashed in at the buzzer.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Gomez then placed a perfect pass to a wide-open Suarez for a tap-in goal at the far post.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Ritchie was wide-open at the far post and Josh Manson found him for a quick 1-0 lead.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
  • That’s more than enough to have more than a puncher’s chance in a wide-open NBA.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Adriana Leon had a wide-open chance in the center of the field in the 11th minute for the Thorns, but her shot went high.
    — oregonlive, 31 May 2023
  • In what seems like prodigious heat for the Arctic, the taps here are all wide-open.
    — Jon Waterman, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Bo Nix gets out of the pocket and finds a wide-open Javonte Williams, who takes off for a 34-yard gain.
    — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Simply put, the race for the title appears to be wide-open.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2023
  • In what could be a wide-open league, College Park should be among the contenders.
    — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The wild landscape has thousands of lakes, rivers, streams, wide-open fields, and dense forests.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2024
  • That’s a more wide-open funnel for who can get into that.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Brayden Point made no mistake with a wide-open net to shoot on.
    — Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Fahey found a wide-open Vance Spafford for a 33-yard score.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • His last miss came on a wide-open three-point attempt with UW clinging to a 72-71 lead.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2023
  • There is no breeze coming from the wide-open window next to me but the air is clawing at the eczema on my neck.
    — Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 15 July 2024
  • That included missing a wide-open man on a would-be TD down the middle of the field.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • But with Shesterkin out of position, Burroughs tapped the puck wide of a wide-open net, which would have tied the game.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The offense clicked so well that Conway found two receivers wide-open on the second play of the game.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2023
  • On 4th-and-goal from the 4-yard line, Josh Allen found a wide-open Curtis Samuel in the back of the end zone for a game-tying touchdown.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • But Ward found a wide-open Xavier Restrepo for a 77-yard completion to the Cal 15, and the die was cast.
    — Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Covering the knee is the head of a goddess, the brow above her two wide-open eyes adorned with a victor’s wreath.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Better yet, despite conducting a wide-open style, Haliburton is among the lowest-turnover high-minute players in the league.
    — Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • The beautiful natural landscapes appeal to adults who spend too much of their lives indoors and wide-open spaces are perfect for active youths.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 16 May 2025

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