How to Use opener in a Sentence

opener

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  • Crack open a beer inside the Big House at the home opener this fall?
    — Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2023
  • With the season opener a month away, the young team met the moment.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • But now that is a thing of the past with this electric wine opener set.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Auburn is set to take the field for its season opener against UMass on Sept. 2.
    — Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2023
  • His debut will be the Sept. 9 home opener against Youngstown State.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Page Six notes that Phillips loves to tweet about cats, so there’s your opener right there.
    — Vulture, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Transfer Josh Braun began the opener at left guard and has been at right guard the last four games.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The game takes place in Week Two and is the Cowboys’ home opener in Arlington.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • His 88th-minute goal salvaged a tie against Jamaica in the opener.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2023
  • Tampa Bay, which scored four two-out runs in the opener, is second at 154.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 11 June 2023
  • The home opener will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 18, a Friday night, against the Cleveland Monsters.
    — Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2024
  • Wake hopes to have a sellout at its season opener for the second straight year.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The Spirit was shut out for the first time since its March 17 season opener at Seattle.
    — Sapna Bansil, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
  • Her first appearance came as a starter in the World Cup opener against Vietnam.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
  • The Red Sox won their second straight after losing the opener.
    — Ken Powtak, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
  • With the Sparks’ season opener set for Friday, the two-time All-Star was relieved to close this chapter.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • Swift and Abrams have grown closer over the course of the Eras Tour, which the latter artist joined for a slew of dates earlier this year as an opener.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
  • In a few weeks, the singer will resume her role as an opener on the Latin American leg of Swift’s acclaimed Eras tour.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Because these are the Mets, that defense didn’t even last until the Grapefruit League opener.
    — Jerry Beach, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Having an opener like Belle de Nuit is new for Minogue.
    — Melinda Sheckells, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The Cowboys had one player on the injury report on Wednesday which was the fewest since the season opener.
    — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The team will debut the pink jerseys at the season home opener Feb. 26 against the Chicago Fire, according to club sources.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Payton spotted the buck briefly and from a distance on the opener but then went two weeks without sighting.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Flowers was the playmaker fans were most jazzed to watch in the preseason opener.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2023
  • He’s set to start today in the series opener against the Guardians at Comerica Park.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2024
  • Baseball fans may want to snatch up tickets for the April 8 Guardians home opener game—and watch the eclipse from the stadium with free glasses during the game.
    — Maya Silver, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The late mistake fueled the Guardians’ 8-5 victory in the series opener.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2024
  • The senior started the season opener but missed games against Nevada and Stanford.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • And in the preseason opener, the Patriots did not play many of its starters, including up front.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The facility should be finished for the scheduled May 20 opener of the Jackals.
    — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 5 May 2023

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