open space
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of open space
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Opponents will struggle if Mission Viejo can get Middagh, who is committed to Idaho, into open space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
On Monday, it said it would open space to house 1,500 migrants in a parking lot, a playing field and an equestrian center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Rick Bass is a writer, a former wildlife biologist and geologist, an environmental activist, and program director for the Montana Project, which helps artists advocate for open space and conservation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Using the vast hectares of open space on the roofs of Philippine malls has helped edge those numbers upward.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The entrance to a long, low open space that twisted through the foliage and led deep into the bank.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
