How to Use open-ended in a Sentence

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• Sometimes the union waging the strike doesn’t have the option to have an open-ended strike.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
• Sometimes the union waging the strike doesn’t have the option, at least not at that time, to have an open-ended strike.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 25 Mar. 2023
• The Classic Deluxe Brick Box is always a smart choice for some open-ended play.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 11 July 2023
• That bill was filed in the first week of the session, and would require the state to fund charter schools — Miles’ bill is more open-ended.
  — The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
• Those were just hanging out, open-ended, with two stories of house on top of them.
  — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2023
• Of course, these blocks are also fun for creative and open-ended play.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 7 Nov. 2023
• And there are some things that are open-ended, so never say never.
  — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• That resolution to lose 10 pounds is too vague and open-ended.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
• But Still No Diana The series, which concluded in 2021, left things open-ended.
  — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
• Whether this could be overcome is somewhat an open-ended question.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• Haute Couture The high-fashion theme of 1995 was both straightforward and vastly open-ended.
  — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
• This adorable workbench encourages all sorts of creative and open-ended play.
  — Jessica Booth, Parents, 1 Nov. 2023
• Plus, the classic series offers small, medium, and large boxes of bricks that inspire open-ended play—and the large is a whopping 47% off for Prime Day.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 July 2024
• Of course, my toast had been a platitude, open-ended to accommodate any wish.
  — Ayşegül Savaş, The New Yorker, 14 July 2024
• Still, the current hurricane wind scale is open-ended, Masters said.
  — Max Chesnes, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
• Made up of eight cups, each one featuring a different color and pattern, this toy leads to some great open-ended play.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 11 May 2024
• As for the most pressing question: is Rage on yet another open-ended hiatus?
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2023
• The questions about the 2020 election were open-ended, two people familiar with the questioning said.
  — Josh Dawsey The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
• For you, was part of the appeal being able to zero in on one family instead of making something more open-ended?
  — Matthew Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
• Along with scoring the sheets, testers are able to provide open-ended feedback about their experiences.
  — Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
• Finding a solution to these problems is a big, open-ended challenge.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2024
• Canales’ offensive system comes to town with an open-ended outlook.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
• More open-ended and context-aware questions would also be valuable.
  — Wendy Ward, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
• Their acquaintance seems promising but is left open-ended.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
• It’s made from a lightweight cotton jersey, using an open-ended yarn that provides a soft, yet structured feel.
  — Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
• Radio waves have an open-ended range as well but at the long wavelength end of the spectrum; a wavelength measured in light-years would still be considered a radio wave.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 July 2024
• The difficulty score is open-ended, while execution is scored out of a 10.00.
  — Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 30 June 2024
• While some retrospectives serve as a rubber stamp on a designer’s legacy, this one is a bit more open-ended.
  — Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 8 Sep. 2023
• Some respondents were asked to offer open-ended feedback.
  — Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 31 July 2024
• Though only a small number of people are routinely filing voter challenges, the open-ended nature of voter challenge laws has allowed these activists to cast a wide net.
  — Maya Homan, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024