How to Use open-end in a Sentence

open-end

adjective
  • Pure and simple, open-ended as a fishing line.
    — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Early work is open-ended and in situ—ride-alongs, field checks, and dialogues at the farm.
    — Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Starbucks United said the new strike is open-ended and could spread to many more unionized locations.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Unlike chaotic and open-ended piles, trays help our homes feel and look calm, even if they're not perfectly organized.
    — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That essentially leaves the deployment open-ended for now.
    — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Ohio lawmakers have pitched similar programs to incentivize working in the child care industry, but most were open-ended with no set sum.
    — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Martina Finken, Felde’s head of sales, emphasized how the traceable fibers are suitable for ring and open-end spinning, long staple spinning and non-wovens.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Boko Haram is a symptom of state weakness, not an invitation for open-ended and cloddish American military intervention.
    — Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • ABC's suspension of Kimmel is open-ended as the network and its affiliates may negotiate next steps internally.
    — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • ABC's suspension of Kimmel is open-ended as the network and its affiliates may negotiate next steps internally.
    — James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Andrea Hoeschen, general counsel for the association, said the communication those workers received was open-ended and suggested that those characters may be sidelined again in the future.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025

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