How to Use open up in a Sentence

open up

verb

• The fissures have opened up on both sides of the aisle.
  — Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 9 May 2024
• And so two jobs opened up (in 1980) — Duke and N.C. State.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2024
• Don’t be afraid to add some water to this whiskey to open up the palate and bring down the ABV a bit.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2022
• Ripa, also 53, opened up about the stress the pair felt.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
• And at some point, a statewide race in Virginia might open up for Luria.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 26 Dec. 2022
• The key to getting Williams to open up, says Bouzereau, was to focus on his work.
  — Jon Burlingame, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
• The tight end opened up about his style in an interview with WSJ.
  — Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
• This isn’t the Rare Beauty founder’s first time opening up about this dark time in her life.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Sep. 2023
• Lodge wore a hard-hat with a company logo, and spoke of the need to open up mining on the seabed.
  — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
• Boston scored three times on six shots in the period to open up a 6-1 lead.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
• But even in good years now, the runs are too small for the tribe to open up a spring commercial season.
  — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 28 Dec. 2022
• Watch Usher open up about the Bieber reunion that wasn’t meant to be below.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024
• The other struck the back of his upper right arm, pierced the shoulder joint and opened up a gaping hole on the way out.
  — Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
• In an interview with IMDb in 2019, Garfield opened up about his view on love.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
• Skylights were opened up, floors leveled, the wall of video screens removed.
  — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• Cuong Tran did not take any photos or videos of the hole that opened up in the side of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• But in 2021, the musician opened up to Rolling Stone about the pressure that comes with such a label.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
• In both, vast windows open up on the landscape that flurries past.
  — Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
• In the half-dozen times she’s been to a psychologist since the shooting, she’s refused to open up.
  — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024
• Rooms are assembled in a U-shape, with French doors that open up to a central pool.
  — Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
• When drying, be sure to take out the laces, open up the tongue as much as possible and aerate.
  — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
• Clark found a gaping hole from his blocker, seeing the field open up.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2022
• And the top zipper, while not a wraparound zipper, still opens up wide for easy access to drinks and snacks.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 27 July 2023
• Being able to open up the top flap and stand up for an extra-high view of the surroundings was nice, too.
  — Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2022
• After lockdown, the world opened up for the lucky laptop workers.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
• And, in the process, could open up the most popular lunch spot in Corvallis.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
• Watch Swift open up about her re-recording process below.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2022
• Asia, as the last region to open up after Covid, will be top of many travelers' minds.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
• Trump is expected to open up federal lands for more oil and gas drilling, but much of the land in the country’s largest oil and gas producing state, Texas, is private.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
• There are so many positive themes throughout the movie that can open up meaningful discussions with your kids.
  — Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 26 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024