• An airport screener smelled alcohol and found an open container of alcohol on the pilot.
• The cleaners picked up an open packet of Jelly Babies from the theatre.
• Always reseal open bags to prevent the mix drying out and store it in a cool, dark environment.

• He was wearing a pinstriped suit and an open shirt, and he had a ponytail.
• We met on his enormous yacht, and he wore a captain's cap and an open shirt with epaulets.
• His shirt is open showing his slightly muscular build.

Synonyms

• Her eyes were open but she was quaking now with a lost look on her face.
• Her glazed eyes were still open, unblinking, staring fixedly at nothing in particular.
• Asked why he was robbing the house, one man wordlessly pointed to his open mouth to indicate he was hungry.

• The nursing record indicates that her bowels were open.
• He has a good appetite, and his bowels are open.

• There is a clause in the planning law against building development on open land.
• In the heart of Lanarkshire, just nine miles from the centre of Glasgow, lies a vast expanse of open land.
• The diversity of its landscape is unique, and includes woodland, open heathland and coastal land.

Synonyms

• They also contain rotting rubbish smells and stop the mess caused by cats ripping open bin liners.
• Blood had splattered onto every wall; Williamson's throat had been slashed open.
• Their stomachs are ripped out, their chests crushed, their throats ripped open.

• How can it be made easier to do business here, without leaving the system open to even more abuse?
• As many people could not read or write, the system was open to abuse and corruption.
• Senior electoral officers in the city admit the system could be open to abuse.

• He sent the ball wide of the virtually open goal.
• The keeper came racing out of his area, but Giggs took the ball round him to leave sight of an open goal.

• Picasso's masterpiece articulates the horror and outrage felt by all civilized people at the wanton bombing of an open city.
• On 13 June Paris was declared an open city, as the French government fled to Bordeaux.

• Her biology book was open in her lap and she was staring at me with an annoyed expression on her face.
• She sat at her desk with her open physics book but could not make sense of a word she was reading.
• She laid the open atlas down on the table and began to dig through kitchen drawers.

• The log books show that in those days impertinence was punished by one or two cuts with the cane - or a slap with an open hand.
• Steven slammed his open hand down on the wall beside Darren's head, causing Darren to cringe.

• Coming into this game, Charlestown's open style of football was the talk of the county.
• It's so much easier to score goals employing a more open style of play.
• Improved playing surfaces this season have helped the Sharks, a side who like to play fast, open rugby.

• Other card issuers ask you to provide this information online or by telephone after your account is open.
• Many expats want to keep their UK bank accounts open while they are abroad.
• The Co-op was able to check back to 1981, and found nothing to show the account was open then.

• Callers key in a security code and confirm their details, and the line is open round-the-clock.
• Lines are open from midnight tonight and will close on Thursday, September 2 at noon.
• Lines are open from 7.30 am to midnight and calls are charged at national rate.

• He came back to Sofia and bashfully inquired if the offer was still open.
• In return for this I have the full support of the organisation in finding a new job, and I have an open offer of a job here if ever I want it.
• Those who want to pamper themselves can head to the spa as the offer is open only till October 31.

• Drew was delighted with, not only his first ever cross win, but his first ever open race win, too.
• On the open racing scene, the club organised a number of successful races throughout the year.
• She is so reliable and it is feasible to expect her to make her presence felt in open races such as the King George and Arc.

Synonyms

• She is a former world number three tennis player, French Open champion and Wimbledon semi-finalist.
• The current Australian Open champion in his weight division was disappointed with his Bronze medal.
• The 12-times World Champion and 2003 UK Open winner, finished second in the Order of Merit.

• It was always just an open ticket, entitling you to travel certain routes.
• The business saver ticket will remain a competitive option, which offered many advantages on a standard open ticket.
• I had an open ticket to return to Thailand.

• It is an open cheque because the Government has no idea what the cost of these new rights and privileges will be.
• Some banks charged a certain amount of money when one cashed an open cheque with them.

• Any metric space is an open subset of itself.
• When combining two open sets the resulting set is again open.

• We can see his influence in the works of Van Gogh, Cezanne and Matisse, who was open in his admiration.
• He watched in open admiration as she downed the whole lot in several large gulps.
• Visiting divers will look at you with open admiration when you ask them which part of the wreck they would like to dive on.

Synonyms

• Recent national events helped turn the simmering discord into open conflict.
• Many people fear the longer the issue remains unresolved, the greater the possibility of open conflict.
• The issue has led to an open conflict with the leader of the Socialist Party.

• This was far from the freedom of speech and open democratic discussion I'd imagined.
• Are there any thoughts on the need for a free and open media?
• Free and open debate on the Senate floor ensures citizens have a say in their government.

• Be patient with the people who matter most, and listen to their ideas with an open mind.
• Wander the streets and markets alone, with an open mind, friendly face and polite gestures.
• Those who have learnt to approach art with an open mind know that it's rewarding.

Synonyms

• No group has the total answer and we would certainly be open to any ideas, suggestions and views.
• She was open to suggestion on how her album should sound.
• Be open to suggestions and invitations from people you meet along the way.

Synonyms

• It has been argued, for example, that the decision is open to two possible interpretations.
• This is so because many of the laws of the game are open to different interpretations by the referee.
• Furthermore, what befalls the body itself may be open to different interpretations.

• In comparison, the long vowels, which can occur in open syllables, show a higher degree of phonological autonomy.
• All Japanese syllables are open.

• There was an open pipe between the two adjoining properties.
• If there is a drop outlet or an open gutter at the other end of the run, install an end cap there, too.

• Alex felt her guitar continuously play the open notes.
• When an open note is followed by a fretted note on the same string, it is damped when the fretted note is formed.

• The door opened and I entered the dark corridor, closing the door behind me.
• There was this figure peering out of the front left window as the door opened.
• After a minute, the door opened, and a pretty face popped out of the door.

• He opened the box and removed five hundred dollars in cash and a handful of fake passports.
• He opens the envelope and removes a yellow card and a blue one.
• Sitting down beside me he carefully opened the box and removed a small brown brick.

Synonyms

• I remember wanting to scream, but I couldn't open my mouth, couldn't even open my eyes.
• Her eyes flashed and she opened her mouth to say more, then snapped it shut, and looked away.
• She opened her mouth, trying to speak, but no words came out.

• When it touched his eyelids, he groaned in annoyance, his eyes slowly opening.
• She could feel her eyes slowly opening, and all she saw was red for a moment.
• In a moment, he was still again, his eyes opening slowly with tears trickling from them.

• Old wounds were opening again and I was finding it impossible to heal them.
• Old wounds opened as he remembered the sting of refused sanctuaries and broken friendships.
• A wound had opened that could not heal, at least, not one that she could do anything about.

• This room features full-length windows and patio doors opening onto a private balcony.
• Corner doors open onto the main meeting room.
• The hotel room had French doors opening onto a little balcony that overlooked a regular street.

Synonyms

• The pain may be mild or severe, and may be made either better or worse by opening the bowels, passing wind or eating.
• These pains are typically sharp and knife-like due to the fissure opening up each time your bowels are opened.

• He shifts his specs down his nose, opens his book and reads in an exaggerated manner.
• She opened the file and read through a bit of it.
• Walking into a book shop, Carl opens a volume of Pride and Prejudice, to find it contains hundreds of pages of the first sentence, repeated over and over.

• Every now and then the path opens out to another viewing point accessible by road, and the crowds return.
• Just when you think you've gone the wrong way, the sea becomes visible ahead and the path opens out on to a glorious pebbled beach.
• Eventually, after a particularly tortuous twist, the path opened out.

• Gradually Rosedale opened to view and we dipped into North Dale which is hidden from the fray but spacious.
• Then, at Goose How, the views open towards Kentmere and the Horseshoe of hills beyond.
• Then, as the highway approaches Three Rivers, the view opens to encompass the snow-covered Sierra.

• At length we opened the Bay of New York.
• As soon as we opened the head-land to the westward of us, a sudden squall took the boat.

• On the same day in 1932 the New Shakespeare Memorial Theatre was opened by the Prince of Wales.
• In 1884 the State Opera House was opened in Budapest with its own ballet company attached.
• The eight storey library next to the National Museum was opened in 1967.

• We're going to have nothing but trouble if the border is opened.
• So while borders are being opened to indiscriminate trade, small producers are being regulated out of existence.
• The US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday the border could be opened in March.

• Despite election fever, there is time for other things and two remarkable new enterprises have just opened in New York.
• The new venture opens with a variety of menus.
• The church-led project opened in August last year but closed in February when it failed to attract enough visitors.

Synonyms

• If you do not have a telephone betting account you will be required to open one in order to collect your prize.
• Add any new address that you want to keep receiving to the new rule by opening Rules Wizard and clicking Modify.
• Title bars have menus which are opened with right mouse clicks in the title area.

• The piece opens with Sal attempting to buy a peach.
• This story opens with him writing, but he is soon interrupted by a call to supply the book for an opera.
• The piece opens with a yearning, lyrical duet.

• A struggle for the re-division of the world has opened up and this process dominates politics.
• A great opportunity is opening up before the environmental movement.
• A completely new political and social phase is opening up in Italy.

• It cannot realistically be suggested that counsel's error in opening the case had any influence upon the course of the trial.
• Mr McKendrick then opened the defence case and the panel heard evidence from the defendant himself and from his mother.
• Certainly there are a number of States where it is the practice for the defence to open their case.

• Who should open for the Indian cricket team?
• I remember him hooking Freddie Trueman for six when he opened for Australia.

• I opened one heart, and the opponents messed up the ensuing auction and defence.
• I don't want to tell you to open at the one level every time you have four points and your partner can't open.
• We opened spades, and they bid clubs.

• To feel safe and secure in your relationship, you'll have to open up and communicate how you feel.
• At other times he appeared to be opening up to the public.
• How do you get a victim of bullying to open up and admit it?

• I will concede that foreign travel isn't for everyone but I'm firm in my belief that travel really opens one's mind and helps nurture a respect for the international community.
• So anyway, my point is that society, or at least part of it, seems to be opening their minds a little.
• Your students' minds will be opened to how far art and design reach into our daily lives.

• The House of Commons was opened to almost universal derision.
• Companies are very concerned that this opens them up to whole new levels of liability that, prior to the Internet, they were not going to have to worry about.
• It's opened him up to all these attacks which are awkward to answer.

• If the demand for electrical current exceeds the safety level, a fuse opens once and must be replaced to reconnect the circuit.
• The motor circuit will open if an over-temperature condition develops.
• The normally closed alarm circuit will open if a fault occurs in either of the input power supplies.

• If Britain is to be part of that process, the matter has to be brought out into the open and openly debated.
• Differences between right and left are likely to spill into the open after the election.
• The effect of legal action is to drag the tobacco companies into the open, which is precisely where they don't want to be.