Example Sentences

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“We were opening a new way of living our sport,” Domenicali said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

New mines for gold, copper, rare earths, platinum and coal were opening, he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

He started his career at BP in the 1970s, as oil markets were opening up after the shock of the Arab oil embargoes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Bird and Parkinson were opening batting partners, some years older than Boycott.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

Harry was walking blindly around the tent, feeling as though great new vistas of truth were opening all around him.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling