open question
a matter which is undecided
a question that cannot be answered with a yes or no but requires a developed answer
Words Nearby open question
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How to use open question in a sentence
What ISIS can do with the drone, assuming one is in their hands, is an open question.
But the question of how it will be interpreted, like so much else in Luhansk, remains an open question.
Ukraine Rebels Love Russia, Hate Gays, Threaten Executions | Anna Nemtsova | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is an open question what responsibilities artists bear when turning the public mind to these matters.
The Strange World of Political Assassination Fantasies | James Poulos | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut how long that support will last is an open question, given the civilian casualties that are mounting from this Gaza war.
Israel Tells Hamas: You Can Keep Your Rockets | Eli Lake, Josh Rogin | July 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhether Sarkozy can throw his hat in the ring then is an open question.
France’s Ex-Prez Sarkozy Placed Under Formal Investigation for Corruption | Tracy McNicoll | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
His refusal to let unity remain an open question deprived them at once of any seriousness.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingBut whether Dafydd Dafis sang much as he worked, or worked a little as he sang, remained an open question.
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsWhile the "where to go" was thus settled, the "when to go" remained an open question for many months to come.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksWhether, then, Weishaupt was directly inspired by Mendelssohn or any other Jew must remain for the present an open question.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. WebsterWhether it was by this sect that the Templars were indoctrinated must remain an open question.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. Webster
Other Idioms and Phrases with open question
An unresolved issue, one that has not been finally determined. For example, Whether the town should pave all the unpaved roads remains an open question. In the mid-1800s this term acquired a specific meaning in the British Parliament, that is, “an issue on which members may vote independently, without respect to their party affiliation.”
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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