How to Use break open in a Sentence

break open

phrasal verb

• Those investors had been focusing heavily on cash flow because the company broke open its piggy bank a few times this year.
  — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
• According to the detectives' theory, Ecker broke open the bathroom door, then Pennig was shot and fell on top of the piece.
  — Hannah Vair, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2024
• The Lancers added a run in the fourth and put up five in the fifth to break open the game.
  — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
• Earlier in the night, the Giants couldn’t find the big hit to break open the game.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
• An area of the plaque can break open, causing a blood clot and blocking the blood flow.
  — Yuliya Klochan, Health, 14 Apr. 2024
• Sheehan made a few adjustments and led by 10 at the end of the third and then broke open the game in the fourth.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2024
• Ulin tried to break open the vial against the tray table in front of her, unsure of what to do next.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 May 2023
• There is a bird that loves to eat beeswax but is unable to break open a bees' nest to get it.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 29 June 2023
• Instead, it’ll be seen as the time when something broke open.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 26 July 2024
• The Packers scored touchdowns on their first two drives in the second half to break open a four-point game.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• Lucia Lee broke open on a fast break and scored the game-winning goal with 10:24 left in the second half.
  — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2023
• Hereford 17, Lansdowne 4: The Bulls broke open a one-run game with six runs in each the third and fourth innings.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
• Jared Goff took the shotgun snap and Reynolds quickly broke open on an option route past the line to gain.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
• Something in me broke open, then just as quickly slammed shut.
  — Rebecca Gummere, TIME, 8 May 2024
• In the clip, rescuers carefully break open a hole in the wall with a sledgehammer.
  — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
• The tiki torch top can break open and/or fall off while lit, posing a burn hazard.
  — Neal Riley, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
• The rescue scene was at times chaotic, with people climbing over wrecked pieces of the trains to break open doors and windows.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
• The security box where the agents had kept a key was broken open, and a new mailbox had been placed out front.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• If a blister breaks open on its own: Gently wash the area with clean water only.
  — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
• The Toreros broke open a one-run game with a five-run sixth inning that provided a 9-3 advantage.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
• This broke open a new era of Clippers basketball that became known as Lob City.
  — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
• The front office doesn’t need to break open any binders for contingency plans starting with what to do with a top-four pick.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
• But the Patriots broke open the game in third when Menzel singled and scored on Covell’s double to start it off.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024
• Who is the Indian nationalist who falls in love with the song or has her heart broken open by it?
  — Emily Lordi Philip Cheung, New York Times, 10 May 2024
• The scuffle unfolded in the bottom of the seventh inning, after Atlanta had broken open a close game with four runs in the top of the frame.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2023
• Using clean fingers, gently separate the sides and peel out the pouch, using the knife to slice it free (being careful not to break open the pouch).
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
• The 49ers broke open the scoring early in the second quarter, with Jake Moody drilling a 55-yard field goal—at that point, the longest in Super Bowl history.
  — Brett Knight, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
• Wilson was later able to break open a window and scream for help, prompting bystanders to call the police, the citation said.
  — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2023
• The escapees broke open some eroded fencing, hid between the fence and the next wall until dark, slid under an 8-inch gap in the wall, and scaled two razor-wire fences, Travis said.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
• Flor’s celebration breaks open a dam of truth, emboldening her beloveds to change their lives for the better.
  — Patricia Engel, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024