wide-open

adjective

: having virtually no limits or restrictions
a wide-open town

Examples of wide-open in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These family-friendly events are both laid-back and buzzy, perfect for kids who want to play in wide-open spaces and adults who’d like to kick back with a drink and a slice in the bucolic Wisconsin countryside. Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024 Beach-goers can enjoy over 100 miles of wide-open shoreline, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and lots of charming seaside villages. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024 Its navigational talents, expressed through the mobile apps, are simple, intuitive, and extremely useful for hunters, especially Western hunters who confront shifting land ownership and wide-open vistas in the course of an outing. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024 As construction of a new bridge over the White River at Pleasant Street nears completion, the river is once again wide-open to tubers, canoeists and kayakers. John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2024 Brighter parts of the defocused background, called specular highlights, are mostly round wide-open and show just a slight cat's eye effect. PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024 The region also has what solar needs: wide-open fields. P.j. Huffstutter and Christopher Walljasper, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024 Gomez then placed a perfect pass to a wide-open Suarez for a tap-in goal at the far post. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024 With the flash set to full power and the camera aperture wide-open at f/2.8, the Elf provided a slight boost in the shadows but didn't make a huge difference overall. PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wide-open was in 1858

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“Wide-open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wide-open. Accessed 18 May. 2024.

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