Examples of “opening” in a Sentence

noun A gap or hole that allows passage or access.

• The cat slipped through a small opening beneath the garden gate.
• Light poured in through an opening in the roof of the barn.
• They squeezed through a narrow opening in the fence.

noun The beginning of something, especially an event, performance, or piece of writing.

• The opening of her speech made everyone in the room laugh.
• The opening of the film sets a tense, moody tone.
• We arrived just in time for the gallery's opening.

noun An available position or vacancy, such as a job.

• The hospital has an opening for a night nurse next month.
• After two interviews, he finally heard about an opening in the sales team.
• There's an opening for a marketing assistant at the firm.

adjective Coming first, at the start of a series of events.

• Our team scored in the opening minutes of the match.
• Her opening remarks thanked everyone for coming to the meeting.
• The opening ceremony drew a huge crowd.