How to use "opened" in a sentence

A short man in strange black clothes opened a secret door on the top of the ship

The door opened again after some minutes

The Captain pressed a button and two of the walls opened up

He and some of his men went up and opened the outside door of the Nautilus

The next afternoon, Captain Nemo suddenly opened my door

As he opened it, a long thick tentacle of the giant squid came inside like a snake and pulled the man outside

The little key opened it

She opened it

Then she went to the door and opened it

'Here we are,' she said, and opened the box

She opened the door and went in.

The Mad Hatter opened his eyes very wide, but he said nothing

And she opened the door and went inside.

She took it and opened the little door

Then she opened her eyes...

Suddenly, a door behind me opened - and there was Jenny!

Suddenly, the door opened behind me, and there was Jenny.

She listened quietly, then opened the car door for me to get in, and we sat and talked.

The door opened to a passage about 7-8 metres long

John walked through the passage and opened the door to the yard

Spitalfields market opened at 5.00

In Berner Street, almost opposite a school, were two big wooden gates which opened into Dutfield's Yard, a dark, narrow court between numbers 42 and 40

There was a front door to the club in Berner Street, and a side door in Dutfield's Yard that opened into the club kitchen

The old woman opened her purse and gave him a few coins

The door opened and Jean Valjean, the stranger, walked in

The first thing he saw when he opened the door was the basket of silver

Suddenly, she opened her eyes and saw M

At that moment the door opened and Eponine and Azelma appeared

He took a key from the pocket of his long yellow coat and opened the old wooden door

The next morning, Cosette opened her eyes and immediately started to get out of bed.

Marius shut his book, opened it again and made an effort to read

That night at home, Marius opened the package and found that it contained four letters, all addressed to different people, and smelling strongly of cheap tobacco

Marius opened the letter and read:

Marius, depressed at what he saw, was going to get down from the cupboard when the door of the Jondrettes' room opened and the elder girl came in

Next, he opened a drawer, took out a long knife and tested its blade with his finger

Suddenly, at exactly six o'clock, the door into the Jondrettes' room opened.

They threw the rope ladder from the open window but, before they could escape, the door opened and Inspector Javert walked in.

He pushed it into her hand, but she opened her fingers and let the coin fall to the ground

She listened at the window for a minute, then ran up to her bedroom, opened the window and looked out

Marius opened a drawer and took out the two guns which Inspector Javert had lent him in February

Just as Marius thought that her sad soul had finally left her body, she slowly opened her eyes, and said in a voice so sweet that it seemed already to come from another world, 'You know, M

Then he returned to the wine shop, and opened the letter that she had given him

Valjean leapt forward and, using all his strength, he moved the stones and wood, opened the grille, lifted Marius on to his shoulders and climbed down into the darkness.

He took the thirty francs and, helping Valjean to lift Marius on to his shoulders, he put the key in the lock and opened the gate just wide enough for Valjean to pass through

At that moment, Marius's eyes slowly opened and his gaze rested upon M

As Thenardier continued to talk, Marius opened a cupboard door and took out a coat.

The door opened and Marius and Cosette appeared

The wolf pulled the bobbin, and the door opened, and then he immediately fell upon the good woman and ate her up in a moment, for it been more than three days since he had eaten

Little Red Riding Hood pulled the bobbin, and the door opened.

She gave Cham a package, then sat watching his expression as he slowly opened it.

And then someone had opened the door, making the whole illusion break up

With a loud beep, the doors opened at floor sixty-three: the top

Sala and Apat arrived at the energy center before it opened, and found Cham already in line to get in

The door opened

It opened its mouth, and Sala felt sure it was greeting her.

But then she opened her mouth and the words just came out

Maybe it's part of the story, she thought sleepily - but then a light started flashing, and she opened her eyes.

Sala sat up hurriedly, and opened the message

She'd opened the note and held it with trembling fingers

At that moment, a door opened at the far end of the room, and a man appeared

She opened her eyes, and Wena was still there, real and solid in front of her.

The door of the apartment opened and Apat came in, back from visiting a friend for dinner.

I opened the door

I opened the door.

I opened it

As I stood there, the door opened and Maxim came in.

At last Mrs Danvers opened a door leading into a small room

Suddenly I shivered as though a door had opened behind me

I went over and opened the desk carefully

I opened the book

I sat down and opened the Guest Book

To my surprise it opened and I went inside.

The door opened before Maxim could answer

The door opened without a sound and Mrs Danvers came into the room

I went to the window and opened a shutter

'You opened the shutter yourself, didn't you?' she said

It opened and Beatrice came in.

When I was ready, I opened the door and walked along the corridor

I got out of bed and opened the curtains

I opened my eyes and stared at Mrs Danvers

The door had opened

I opened the sea cocks and the sea water flowed in

He opened the door for me and I went in quietly and sat down

'Then whoever took the boat out that night also made those holes and opened the sea-cocks.'

I opened the windows to let in the cold, clean air

As Favell was speaking, the door opened and Maxim and Frank came in.

'Rebecca never opened those sea-cocks

The door opened and Frank came in.

A woman opened the door.

He opened the book and turned the pages

She opened her eyes with a start because her mental image of him was too vivid, less like a memory than like a vision

She sighed with resignation and opened her eyes.

Now, anxious to complete her search for the burglar - who was beginning to look as imaginary as all the other burglars she had stalked on other nights - she opened the door to Danny's bedroom

She blinked rapidly, closed her eyes, opened them again, but still the doorknob appeared to be sheathed in a thin, irregular jacket of ice.

The program opened with an electrifying rendition of "That Old Black Magic." Singers and dancers, brilliantly costumed, performed in a stunning set constructed of mirrored steps and mirrored panels

Less than ten minutes later, when the curtains opened again, the mirrors had been taken away, and the stage had been transformed into an ice rink; the second production number was done on skates against a winter backdrop so real that it made Elliot shiver.

"Well, now that the show's opened successfully, most of my share of the producer's chores are public relations and promotional stuff

The closet door opened, closed, opened...

When she opened the door, she gasped and halted.

The insufferable bastard! She was furious, but she said nothing; she didn't trust herself to speak, afraid that she would start screaming at him the instant she opened her mouth.

She opened her purse, found her makeup, and covered the tearstains as best she could.

She started around Angela's desk, wanting nothing more at the moment than to get off her rubbery legs and onto a chair - and suddenly the door to the hall opened, and she cried out in alarm.

As he drew near, he opened his arms, as if it was the most natural thing in the world for him to hold and comfort her, as if he had held her many times before, and she leaned against him in the same spirit of familiarity

The bus opened like a tin can and rolled another hundred feet into the trees.

If that were the situation, we'd have the grave opened very quickly

Owen West and I opened for business in a cheap storefront office twelve years ago, right at the start of the biggest boom this town has ever seen

He had just opened a bottle of balsamic vinegar and poured four ounces into a measuring cup when he heard movement behind him.

He put down the black physician's bag, opened it, and withdrew a compact cassette tape recorder

When she opened the carton, she saw that it contained part of Danny's collection of comic books and graphic novels

It was as heavy as the first, and she figured it contained more comic books, but she opened it to be sure.

She hesitated, but then opened the door without removing the heavy-duty security chain

Then she opened it again and stepped back

He opened a hinged plate, exposing the furnace's workings

They arrived at the grave by dawn, had it opened, and found their son alive, released from his coma

When she opened the door, he came in fast, almost in a crouch, glancing past her, left and right, toward the living room, then toward the dining area, speaking rapidly, urgently

The door that connected the garage to the house opened without warning, but with a sharp, dry squeak of unoiled hinges.

She smiled at her bewildered host and went to the passenger side of the car while Elliot opened the driver's door.

She opened the door and went outside.

They would have opened the grave secretly, at night, when the cemetery was closed, switching the remains of the fake Danny for the rocks that were currently in the casket

As Kennebeck turned away from the French frigate, beginning to wonder if he ought to get out from under the Network before it collapsed on him, George Alexander entered the study through the door that opened off the downstairs hallway

I'm glad you see it my way." She opened her door and climbed out of the car.

Two doors opened, and a pair of tall, darkly dressed men climbed out.

He picked it up, opened it, and stared at her photograph

Back in the hotel room, they opened one of the maps on the bed, and Elliot said, "Now what?"

Then she went to the desk, opened the center drawer, and withdrew a folder of hotel stationery

"What if someone else opened the gate?" Elliot asked

From elsewhere in the night, Danny opened the gate.

"He jinxed the guard's phone, opened the gate, and jammed the submachine gun

Apparently, the door could be opened only from within, after those, seeking entrance had been scrutinized by the camera that hung over the portal.

Was it Danny who opened it? Elliot wondered

Elliot and Tina did not put their hands on the plate, but the inner door of the vestibule opened with another puff of compressed air

It opened onto a junction of two hallways, which Tina had discovered a few minutes ago, just after Elliot had shot the guard, when she had peeked through the door to see if reinforcements were on the way.

The intersecting hall began directly in front of them, across from the guardroom, and bored at least four hundred feet into the mountain; a long row of doors waited on each side of it, and other corridors opened off it as well.

Ten feet away, a set of elevator doors opened.

He thrust it between two of the side rails, and he opened his small weak hand beseechingly, reaching for love, trying desperately to touch her.

Tina opened the outer airtight door.

Danny opened the high-security elevator and made the cab rise once they were in it

"I don't know anyone in Pondicherry!" he said, but when he opened the envelope, five little orange pips fell on to his plate

'But one morning my father opened a letter to find five orange pips inside it

She opened her mouth, but said nothing; only her eyes seemed to be screaming with fear.

I opened Helene's envelope and took out several closely written pages

He then opened the door of a telephone booth he had bought, and which he had made into his transmitter

He opened the door of the booth - and I was amazed to see that the bottle of champagne and the chair were not there.

'Are you sure it's not dangerous to drink?' I asked, as he opened the bottle.

I heard Andre moving behind the door, then it opened

Andre opened the laboratory door as soon as I knocked and I took in the food

He opened the door.

I turned round as the booth door opened.

I opened the door and then stopped

As I reached the vicarage gate, it opened and Lawrence Redding came out

I went down the passage and opened the study door

There was the sound of feet in the passage outside, then the door opened.

I opened the glass door and she stepped inside and sat down with us

When we got there, a manservant opened the door.

I opened the sitting room door and on the sofa beside Griselda, sat Gladys Cram, Dr Stone's secretary.

The door opened again

The door opened and Dr Haydock came in with Anne Protheroe.

Someone knew about that pistol of mine.' He opened the door and I went inside

Suddenly it opened out into a little grassy space

I opened the second:

I opened the fourth note.

They left at just after nine o'clock, and at half-past nine exactly, there was a little knock on my study window, and I opened the glass door for Miss Marple to come in.

I took it out, but as I did so, the bell rang again, so I put the letter in my pocket and opened the front door.

There was the sound of feet, then a key turned in the lock, and a woman opened the door.

The door opened and Miss Marple walked in

At that time it was quite clear in my own mind that the Thing had come from the planet Mars, and I felt impatient to see it opened

The view opened out until, on one side, it reached to the houses around Woking Station, and on the other, to the burnt woods of Byfleet

I went down, opened the door and let him in

A map shop in the Strand opened specially, and a man in his

It moved the handle up and down for a moment, and then the door opened.

In that case, the cylinder could be destroyed before it was cool enough for the Martians to come out, or they could be killed by guns as soon as the door opened

As I stood there, imagine my surprise, Mr Holmes, when the door suddenly opened and my wife walked out!

I opened the suitcase again, and packed the boots

I opened it again and finally closed it at 10:50 p.m.

'Hei Mercy.' And the door opened to show the face of Connie, her big sister, six years older, and now heavy with her second child

When Mensar-Arthur saw Mercy, he reached across and opened the door to the passenger seat

James heard the baby's loud cries the moment he opened the front gate

I opened it and found Madame Fosco there, holding my handkerchief

On the train, I opened the other letter

She opened the Curie Institutes in Paris and in Warsaw

In June 2018, the Azadi Stadium's doors were opened to women and men during the last two Iran games at the 2018 World Cup.