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Example sentences for "opening the"

  • In a buoyant frame of mind, ready for more enjoyment if she could only find it, what did she see on opening the sitting-room door?

  • Opening the door, she turned round to the two men, with a magnificent impudence of manner which in her happiest moments she had never surpassed.

  • Opening the door of one of the buildings hastily, he disturbed the cock, who taking fright, flew about the barn with such violence, as to tear off several of his feathers, and very much to deface his appearance.

  • Then, opening the letter: "No, I can not; adieu.

  • She ran her fingers through the debris until there was very little left, and then, opening the window, she cast it to the winds.

  • March had no other motive in landing than a senseless bravado, and having shaken the door in a manner to put its solidity to the proof, he joined Hutter in the canoe and began to aid him in opening the gate.

  • The captain took a moment to decide on the best method of opening the interview, and determined, in his own phrase, to dash at it.

  • He ventured next on opening the conversation by a polite inquiry after the state of her health.

  • Magdalen found herself in a long, narrow room, consisting of a back parlor and a front parlor, which had been thrown into one by opening the folding-doors between them.

  • Come into my room till dinner-time,' he said, opening the door by which he had entered.

  • I maun close the door ahin' 's,' said he, opening the door as he spoke.

  • Turning the subject, to put in a word for my great object, I asked her to use her influence in opening the road to Gani, as, after all, that was the best way to get new things into Uganda.

  • On opening the chronometer, he again wrenched back the seconds-hand, and sent it for repair, together with two pots of pombe as a peace-offering.

  • Brittles, opening the door a little way, with the chain up, and peeping out, shading the candle with his hand.

  • It is a creek or inlet from the Thames, and can always be filled at high water by opening the sluices at the Lead Mills from which it took its old name.

  • Lucretia's heartfelt reply; and, opening the curtains, she beckoned to her gondoliers, and stepped gracefully from the bucentoro to her own dainty bark.

  • So opening the door, she beckoned to Carlotta, who, to her great joy, appeared in a dressing-gown.

  • Count von Starhemberg, oblige me by opening the door, and recalling the chamberlain.

  • We shall see," replied Eugene, opening the paper, and exhibiting its contents.

  • Captain Brisket," said the maid, opening the door.

  • A lady to see you, sir," said a clerk, opening the door.

  • She bade them good-night, and then, opening the door, paused with her hand on the knob and stood irresolute.

  • Opening the window, she looked to see if she could discover any signs of day.

  • Opening the window, he saw a number of men--some bearing torches--coming rapidly in the direction of his dwelling.

  • Opening the door of the boudoir, she paused; arranged upon the table were her birthday gifts, and Mr. Santon had spared no pains to make the collection as rare as possible.

  • He presently jumped out of bed, and, opening the window, was asked if there were no travellers in the house?

  • At which words, opening the gate, he pushed Adams into the pig-stye, insisting on it that he should handle them before he would talk one word with him.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "opening the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    also know; another sort; brown fricassee; excellent dinner; grassy plain; great name; later letter; much kindness; not necessarily; only yesterday; opening speech; opening the; pontoon bridge; sandy plain; season them; shaped mark; soft paste; take wing; tis said; toed woodpecker; wholesome food; with four; your aunt