How to Use open court in a Sentence

open court

noun
  • Bovino was not mentioned again in open court.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Gifted ball-handlers jet through the open court.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Few details on each of the jurors were discussed in open court.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The judge did not address the bizarre incident in open court.
    — Fox News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The letter said the men could submit their pleas in open court as early as next week.
    — Carol Rosenberg, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024
  • Wednesday’s suit marks her second against Elfman filed in open court.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 July 2024
  • Her body, in a sense, the crime scene and her brain scans, blood work and X-rays are discussed in open court.
    — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Witnesses normally take the witness stand and state their name in open court for the record.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 29 May 2025
  • Instead, Alcaraz floated the ball over the net post into the open court.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Diddy is expected to speak in open court before his sentence is handed down.
    — Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Kirill Clark, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Claxton did showcase an ability to slash to the rim in the open court and handle the ball a bit in traffic at times.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
  • Backcourt mates Jenkins and Bryan are tough downhill drivers and thrive in the open court.
    — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • His blood alcohol is currently under seal but has been referenced in open court.
    — Aaron Curtis, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Big swings when pushed out of position won’t send the ball sliding through the court like on grass or acrylic; opponents will dig the ball back into the open court.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
  • Transcripts of those examinations, which were not conducted in open court, have not been made public.
    — Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • Djokovic could reliably extract a playable ball out of the Alcaraz forehand, striking it on the rise into the open court.
    — Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The judge issued the order after holding a proceeding in open court Monday.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
  • By avoiding a new trial, prosecutors said, the victims are spared of having to testify again in open court.
    — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • However, the rookie did not give up on the play, instead chasing down Temple in the open court for his seventh block of the game.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • In the first half, the open court was an enemy for the Bulls, who gave up 15 points in transition and seven points off turnovers.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Kuminga dished out six assists in 22 minutes, the most impressive being a pair of first-quarter dimes thrown in the open court.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That led to a federal use-of-force lawsuit, testimony in open court, and hours of depositions.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Pauley handed copies of her ruling to Majors' lawyers and prosecutors, but did not discuss any details in open court.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
  • The veneer of science and expert opinion has such an aura of authority that when invoked in open court, it is rarely challenged.
    — David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Mallari had a second-touch deep tip that found the Panthers’ open court for set point before à hitting error gave Saugus the set.
    — Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But in open court, a federal judge questioned provisions of the tentative deal that would have allowed the president's son to avoid prison time.
    — Robert Legare, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Farber questioned these jurors in open court and also brought them back into chambers to continue questioning.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Fland is among the nation’s best on-ball defenders, while few SEC guards match Lee’s dynamism in the open court.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Francis, who has only ever said a handful of words in open court, somberly addressed the judge and asked for mercy so he could be reunited with his children.
    — Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In at least one instance, her office got a court order to keep documents secret even after they were introduced as evidence in open court.
    — Dave Boucher and Ron French, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2023

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