How to Use leave the door open for in a Sentence

leave the door open for

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  • Payton seemed to leave the door open for a return in 2023.
    Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • However, Kennedy did leave the door open for the future.
    Greg Engle, Forbes, 25 July 2022
  • Kortan then missed the front end at the line with 39 seconds left to leave the door open for Geneva.
    Paul Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • But the statement seemed to leave the door open for donations if states take the initiative.
    Lautaro Grinspan, ajc, 20 May 2022
  • Does that leave the door open for a Tyler return in a potential Season 2?
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The case is shaky enough, however, that Ohio State should not leave the door open for the committee to have a last-minute change of heart.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Be clear and don’t leave the door open for further conversation.
    Kerry Siggins, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
  • That night, some fans protested that Chase had opted for an ambiguous ending to leave the door open for a film.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2021
  • That would spare inmates' lives for at least four years but would leave the door open for a future president to resume them.
    Michael Tarm, Star Tribune, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Other companies are trying to leave the door open for a return.
    Liz Alderman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Knierim and Frazier finished last in the first of Monday's three events, the pairs' long program, to leave the door open for Japan to surge into second.
    Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2022
  • However, the commission appeared to leave the door open for Hungary to make certain reforms — and keep the money in the end.
    Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2022
  • This can also leave the door open for the co-creation of value between all interested parties.
    Felipe Reisch, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • Regan’s past actions do leave the door open for his EPA to more stringently regulate how hog farms and others manage their waste.
    Nick Martin, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Joseph Yesufu, who drove Drake's charge offensively with 21 points, missed a free throw with six seconds left to leave the door open for a Wichita State buzzer-beater.
    Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Jacoby Brissett Ballard tried to leave the door open for a Brissett return in January.
    Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2021
  • That would leave the door open for another rate increase, which could come when the following meeting concludes, on November 1.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Some of her recent comments appear to leave the door open for live performances eventually.
    Neil Shah, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The no-impact conclusion could leave the door open for legal challenges to the project’s environmental impact report, Whalen said.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2020
  • That very little has changed since the bribery scandal was revealed could leave the door open for some contractors to take advantage of the disaster or for government money to be wasted.
    Blaze Lovell, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Reed, who is of course dating another woman, is infuriated, but seems to leave the door open for a relationship with Bree.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Oct. 2022
  • When a candidate declines, graciously concede and expressly leave the door open for re-engagement in the future.
    Dean Fealk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • But Steichen wants to leave the door open for a rookie, or for any other quarterback the Colts might acquire between then and now, and Minshew understands the role he’s being asked to play in Indianapolis.
    The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The ruling, however, could leave the door open for narrower gun violence tax approaches.
    Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2021
  • After this treatment, leave the door open for 15 minutes to allow air circulation — another good reason to turn off the appliance.
    Washington Post, 26 July 2021
  • And should that dynamic continue into the final weeks and postseason, the parity could leave the door open for an unlikely candidate to make a surprise playoff run.
    Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Democrats leading Pelosi’s special Climate Crisis Committee also leave the door open for nuclear power and carbon capture as part of its zero-carbon mandates.
    Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Our Children’s Trust, the law firm representing the plaintiffs, expressed optimism that Walter’s dissenting opinion would leave the door open for future litigation, which is being considered.
    Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2020
  • In focusing its restrictions on newer generations of semiconductors, the legislation could leave the door open for China to dominate the production of older chips that are used in cars and other consumer products.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022

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