How to Use open-air in a Sentence

open-air

1 of 2 adjective
  • All around the main square, open-air stages had been erected.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The free open-air event has raised more than $3 million to date.
    — Holly Alvarado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The bar is designed with an open-air format.
    — Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The open-air venues will not be so forgiving.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • The railroad has both indoor and open-air cars.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
  • The site’s open-air showers will be rinse-only.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Here, guests can dance between three rooms and an open-air courtyard.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026
  • Much could have gone wrong with an open-air, miles-long boat procession.
    — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • Sometimes, even an open-air flea market or can’t-beat view as well.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Even with its breezy, open-air construction, the space feels like a refuge.
    — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
  • An open-air bridge leads to a studio space that can serve as an office or a gym.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The school houses two small aircraft in a large open-air space that was once a gym.
    — Tcrain, al, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The best part is the makeshift open-air dining room will be set up and taken down for you.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 July 2023
  • Expect the song to be a highlight of her open-air concert here.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2023
  • The open-air warehouse is hot in the summer and cold in the winter.
    — Cynthia Sewell, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The yacht also features open-air lounges on the upper deck and bow.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
  • My massage is set in an open-air pavilion, just above the water.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
  • There’s food here too—at the indoor oyster bar or at the open-air grill and yacht club.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Each village has daily open-air markets in the warmer months.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
  • On the in-between levels are open-air views of historic launch pads.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
  • Starting up top, the sun deck sports a large whirlpool flanked by sun pads, a bar, and an open-air lounge.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 June 2023
  • Partly, open-air shopping centers are the place to be.
    — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • That said, huge fans are set up at the front and back of the open-air market, so there is some air flow.
    — Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The amphitheater is the city's first open-air concert venue.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • An open-air floor plan connects the main living room to a massive chef’s kitchen.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
  • There is the thought that Gazans would breach the fence and break out of their open-air prison—that is one thing.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Central Park is an open-air spot to enjoy some drinks or dinner.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 1 Sep. 2025
  • There is a food and beverage car as well as open-air seating options.
    — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Its open-air layout of trailers was supposed to be more humane.
    — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Catch, a glam beach club with an open-air restaurant and poolside cabanas, is a two-minute walk away.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026

open air

2 of 2 noun
  • And then there’s the freedom of open air.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
  • But no matter the style, the point is to move in the open air.
    — New York Times, 24 Aug. 2019
  • The area has long been a hot spot for open air drug dealing and drug use.
    — Vincent Hill, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The new-build event space will have garage doors that allow for open air flow.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The new-build event space will have garage doors that allow for open air flow.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2025
  • All around there was the pleasant rotten smell of dead fish in open air.
    — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • In the open air of the park, many parkgoers saw no need to wear them.
    — NBC News, 25 Mar. 2020
  • Free music in the open air is on tap just as the long daylight hours hit their peak.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 18 June 2018
  • There are also wagon rides and plenty of open air for kids to play.
    — Amy Haneline, Indianapolis Star, 5 Oct. 2017
  • No telling what the elements will be with the open air in Philly.
    — Ben Walker, ajc, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Much of the path is outside or in open air, according to the zoo.
    — oregonlive, 6 July 2020
  • Wooden watch bands should be wiped down with a damp cloth and placed in open air to dry quickly.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2022
  • Wooden watch bands should be wiped down with a damp cloth and placed in open air to dry quickly.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Steve fishes from a camp chair in the open air without shelter or snack.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Jan. 2020
  • The hot baths in the basement were open air, facing giant trees and a tiny stream.
    — Ed Droste, Vogue, 28 May 2019
  • The natatio, an open air bath, was the size of an Olympic swimming pool.
    — Livia Borghese, CNN, 26 June 2022
  • Many wait in the open air with coughs and sore throats to get tested for the coronavirus.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2022
  • In nice weather, make a reservation to get one of the open air booths along the street.
    — Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
  • But as the pandemic wears on, patios are more than a spot to sip drinks in the open air.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Plus, there’s a large bathtub converted from a wine cask and set in the open air among the vines.
    — Robert Joseph, A-LIST, 2 July 2018
  • The open air market will be closed on Sundays for the time being.
    — oregonlive, 19 June 2020
  • The winding cliffside drive in an open air convertible taxi is half the fun.
    — Nicole Fritton, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 July 2019
  • But before that, the military set fire to all manner of waste in the open air.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 30 July 2022
  • Part of me wanted to walk outside, and take several deep breaths in the open air.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Bar stools along the open air deck's edge maximize the view, but the show doesn't stop with the sunset.
    — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Four days later, Mennen’s casket sat in the open air on the prairie.
    — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Coquina is soft and easy to cut in the ground but hardens after being exposed to the open air.
    — Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 July 2021
  • The important thing was working together in the open air on the trails.
    — New York Times, 18 July 2022
  • Out behind the admissions office check-in desk is a swimming pool, the first of five in the open air.
    — Ron Lieber, Town & Country, 23 Feb. 2021
  • The pain and confusion is all there; the place of peace, quiet and open air still in need of evocation.
    — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2022

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