split open

Examples (10)

• The ripe seed pod splits open and scatters the seeds.
• The old wooden box split open when it fell from the shelf.
• With a loud crack, the ancient tree trunk split open during the storm.
• The chef carefully split the avocado open to remove the pit.
• The overripe fruit split open on the branch, attracting insects.
• He used a chisel to split the rock open, hoping to find fossils.
• After years of neglect, the leather binding of the book had split open.
• The package had split open in transit, spilling its contents.
• Suddenly, the ground split open, revealing a deep chasm.
• The surgeon had to split the patient's chest open for the operation.