How to Use open-plan in a Sentence

open-plan

adjective
  • The open-plan office, in contrast, has spread far and wide.
    George Musser, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The kitchen, a focal point of the open-plan layout, was huge but generic.
    Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The open-plan living, dining, and kitchen area on the top floor leads to a rooftop deck that overlooks the ocean.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The open-plan great room houses the living area, kitchen, and dining area.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
  • Beyond the dining area, the open-plan kitchen has a marble island and a brass hood over the range.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The entrance is located on the main floor and opens to the open-plan kitchen and living and dining area.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 July 2023
  • The living room flows into an open-plan kitchen and dining area.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
  • It was built in 2016 and has four bedrooms, five bathrooms and an open-plan design.
    Mary Forgione, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • The Jenkins’s open-plan main level has the kitchen, the dining area and a large family room.
    Barbara Ruben, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Flex make the headset best-suited for an open-plan office.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The open-plan layout sees a large living room lead into a dining area and kitchen.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 May 2023
  • Turning left leads to a 65-foot long, open-plan sequence of living spaces on the north edge of the courtyard.
    Zahid Sardar, New York Times, 4 May 2023
  • On the top floor, Mr. Jorgensen and the executive team share an open-plan office space.
    Eshe Nelson Charlotte De La Fuente, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The open-plan space, complete with its own bar, is so large that I’m told some staff members use scooters to travel its lengths.
    Armani Syed, TIME, 7 July 2024
  • The open-plan great room features a dining area and a serene, fireside lounge that connects to a wraparound terrace.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 July 2024
  • Gone is the forward helm station and amidships galley of the Ocean 90, replaced with an open-plan layout.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The two-car garage makes up the lower level, with stairs ascending to an open-plan living, dining and kitchen space.
    Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
  • Inside, there’s an open-plan, double-height great room housing the living area, dining room, and kitchen.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024
  • The open-plan living area boasts Philippine mahogany panel walls.
    Sandra Barrera, Orange County Register, 28 May 2024
  • The entrance features a winding iron staircase that leads up to the open-plan primary living space.
    Sarah Rappaport, Fortune Europe, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The breezy open-plan layouts feature a lovely kitchen with an eat-in island, a formal dining area, and a large living room.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024
  • But hiding them can be hard — especially in open-plan work sites and meetings.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The open-plan main space, at 30 feet long, and the nearly 20-foot-long private terrace do look ideal for entertaining.
    Curbed, 5 Feb. 2024
  • An open-plan living and dining area is focused around a central fireplace.
    Everett Potter, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • An entryway lined with walls of bookcases gives way to an open-plan dining and living area.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The sprawling, open-plan living quarters are spread across multiple levels and have been designed to bring the outdoor world in.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The open-plan main level has a great room with three windows facing the rear; a kitchen in the center with an island and a small pantry; and a dining room with a large window facing the front.
    Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
  • When in charter mode, the main salon and dining area provide a large open-plan space for socializing.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Up above are three bedrooms, three baths, and open-plan living spaces boasting blonde hardwood floors topped with post-and-beam ceilings.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The open-plan home features concrete floors, an arched niche, a great room with kiva-like fireplace, a designer chef's kitchen, a dining room with mountain views, and a 20-foot slider to the patio.
    The Week Staff, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024

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