How to pronounce opened
Listen to opened in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“opened” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 906 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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At this stage, 53 have now opened or partially opened.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 7:32 · hear it here
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Families opened their homes.
Dept of Labor · watch from 2:28 · hear it here
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That opened the floodgates.
UK Parliament · watch from 36:09 · hear it here
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before the museum opened?
Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 10:25 · hear it here
Why real speech
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