How to Use opening in a Sentence

opening

noun

• We went to the play's opening.
• They squeezed through a narrow opening between the fence and an oak tree.
• The enemy's troops poured through an opening in our defenses.
• The opening was agreed to on the request of the U.S., the official said.
  — NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
• So that opening scene is pulled straight out of your life.
  — EW.com, 24 Feb. 2024
• This will be Vue’s first new opening since the Glasgow St. Enoch site in 2021.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
• The Bruins had an opening when Reese picked up her fourth foul with 8:16 left in the game and headed to the bench.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
• These non-native cousins have slot-like openings in the same area.
  — Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 16 Aug. 2023
• Restaurant News Get the scoop on the latest openings, closings, and where and what to eat and drink.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
• But the opening of Chateau Royal seems to be changing that.
  — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023
• Here, some of the most exciting openings this winter to have on your radar.
  — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2023
• The opening look for the presentation set a tone that what was to follow would be strong.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Jan. 2024
• But, an aversion to opening up isn’t always a bad sign.
  — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 6 June 2023
• The Jaguars even their record to 1-1 following an opening week loss to Tulane.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 9 Sep. 2023
• Job openings fell to the lowest level in nearly two years.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 17 June 2023
• SiR is private, opening up for the first time about his personal life and most of all — his faults.
  — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2024
• In the days before opening, MacArthur hosted a handful of events to prepare for its first year.
  — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
• This is the case for the show’s opening work, a recreation based on Diego Velazquez’s 1656 painting Las Meninas.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
• At Wednesday’s hearing, Judge Glanville said the opening statements in the trial would kick off on Nov. 27.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023
• Meanwhile, what movie had the most women in seats opening weekend?
  — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
• Seth Jarvis scored with 11 seconds left in the opening period.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
• This week the town is once again stealing the spotlight to announce the opening of a new hotel called the Graduate Auburn, AL.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
• The stylishly dressed crowd wasn’t there for the opening of a clothing store or a designer sample sale.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 30 June 2023
• Each concert will feature opening sets by H.E.R. and 070 Shake.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2023
• The opening two rounds of the Extreme E series starts this weekend in Saudi Arabia.
  — Greg Engle, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• The opening and closing dates depend on snowfall each year.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2023
• The difference between a blackhead and a whitehead is that a whitehead does not have a small opening.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 17 June 2023
• And from the opening jump, all those non-calls Saturday became whistles.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
• Following a scoreless first half, Robinson scored his only six points of the game on back-to-back threes in the opening minutes of the third quarter.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
• Some lids have a larger opening for drinking, while others have smaller area to place your mouth.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024