How to Use the open road in a Sentence

the open road

noun
  • Here are five ways to hit the open road.
    — Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
  • And when a house is on wheels, home can be anywhere on the open road.
    — Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The lure of the open road can easily take a turn for the worse.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Slash rental car costs and hit the open road with extra cash in your pocket.
    — New Atlas, 8 July 2024
  • Yet the myth of the open road has always been about who’s in the driver’s seat.
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
  • Of course, it’s not built to do six hours straight on the open road, but for short city commuting?
    — Utkarsh Sood june 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2026
  • That love of the open road continues today.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
  • And now the company is finally ready for the open road.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Fill up your gas tank, grab a few friends, find a paper map, and clear your weekend plans—the open road is waiting.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
  • Murphy described himself as a big car guy, someone to loves the open road and car culture.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
  • From the open road to the high seas, Austin Butler is eyeing his next starring role.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 June 2024
  • These are narratives whose centers do not hold, even in an industry that still takes place on the open road.
    — Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • These are narratives whose centers do not hold, even in an industry that still takes place on the open road.
    — Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • This is the place to stop for a 1950s-style diner treat and feel the spirit of the open road.
    — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
  • There’s something undeniably right about hitting the open road in search of a perfect pint.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • So put the phone down, hit the open road, and rediscover what makes America great.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • That independent streak extends well beyond the open road.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
  • John Blauvelt, trained in survival and combat, was suddenly loose on the open road.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • This motorcycle gave young enthusiasts a taste of the open road.
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Cox then recounted the tragicomic story that's held her back all these years from finding freedom on the open road.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • For roughly the first half, the songs are held together by a sort of yearning — for a person, for the open road, or for the idea of freedom.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The film’s iconography of long-haired hippies in leather jackets riding motorcycles on the open road lingers to this day.
    — Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
  • Road trips are all the rage this summer as all but the wealthiest travelers are opting to drive — hoping to find a bargain on the open road.
    — Jana Kasperkevic, NBC news, 26 May 2025
  • To long-haul or not to long-haul was a frequent topic of conversation on the pad, largely due to the money and the allure of the open road.
    — Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • This Black family and numerous others see road trips as a chance to experience the world on the open road.
    — A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, Parents, 21 Jan. 2024
  • No other travel experience is as deeply ingrained in our country’s identity quite like the open road.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Rather than being about sport and speed, the Thunderbird took a more relaxed approach to the open road, one that focused on comfort and style.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Charlie travels the open road, stopping often to take on various jobs (and to keep her former boss' henchman from tracking her down).
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But Kathy getting Benny to put down roots instead of wandering further on the open road isn’t a triumph.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2024
  • The pair also shared a music video for the song, which sees Cardi rolling around in piles of cash and hitting the open road with Rob49.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024

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