open space
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of open space
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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A cut-back then finds Haaland in open space to score from.
From BBC
They were building in open space.
From MarketWatch
I run until my nose pokes out between the dry stalks of tall weeds and into open space and fresh air.
From Literature
Parts of Altadena now resemble a rural town, with scattered houses separated by vast swaths of open space canopied by trees that somehow survived the fire.
From Los Angeles Times
The theory is that the fire couldn’t breach the open space of the public golf course that stood a few blocks north.
From Los Angeles Times
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