How to Use opener in a Sentence

opener

noun
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  • The album's opener is a slow love song.
  • 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 | [email protected], al, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Leif Moore blanked the Trojans for six inning in Game 1 as the Jaguars won 5-2 in the opener.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 29 Apr. 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
  • After a three-year break, Brady and the Pats beat the Bengals again, this time in the season opener.
    — Kyle Brown, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Takeaways from the Reds’ series opener against the Phillies 1.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 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
  • Tuesday night’s season opener between the Knicks and Celtics was the most in-demand game of the year on the platform.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Wake hopes to have a sellout at its season opener for the second straight year.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Brown’s new team has its Spring Training opener set for Feb. 25.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Sasser got the next two days off, and only did a light workout the day before the NCAA opener.
    — Paul Newberry, ajc, 17 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The Utes, who return 21 of 24 routines, have been around long enough to expect meets like Friday’s, even in the opener.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Fun fact: Williams was the first rookie quarterback to be the No. 1 pick and win his team's season opener in 22 years.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Smith had to race his way into the 40-driver field and won the Truck Series opener Friday night.
    — Jenna Fryer, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 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
  • Gracie Abrams has served as the opener for Swift during the Indy stops, so expect to see her again on Sunday.
    — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The Milwaukee Bucks’ home opener against the Chicago Bulls felt like watching a balloon slowly lose air.
    — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024

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