How to Use open for business in a Sentence

open for business

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  • For one thing, not all of them are in the trim or even open for business.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
  • To all the Body Babes out there, Body the flagship is open for business.
    — Essence, 19 July 2024
  • The mall remained open for business, although some stores chose to close for the rest of the day, Estrada said.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2023
  • Police said all those killed were inside the salon, which was open for business at the time of the crash.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
  • Whinny’s, the new poolside bar in the hotel, is now open for business.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The gun store was open for business at the time of the burglary, police said Wednesday in a news release.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The more than 90 locations that will close their doors are still open for business in the interim, though.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • My inbox is open for business: mario.aguilar@statnews.com.
    — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 6 June 2024
  • Now, after nearly four years, OG Cannabis Cafe is back open for business.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Now, stores covering only half the ground floor are open for business.
    — Brian Spegele, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The Blue Moon Detective Agency is open for business once more!
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2023
  • And the Floating Retreat is just one of many new glamping adventures that are set to open for business.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Collins added that his network is open for business to all parties and points of view, with few restrictions on where their spots run.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • There's this massive wireless network out there that's been hiding in plain sight and is now open for business.
    — WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Officially, all of Maui — with the exception of the burn zone in Lahaina — has been open for business since Nov. 1.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • There are also plenty of places that will be open for business, but with limited hours.
    — Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 4 July 2023
  • The trucks open for business at noon Friday and Saturday, and will stay open until 11 p.m. or midnight.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 30 June 2023
  • Most locations will be open for business, but will close early at 7 p.m.
    — Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The site, which houses recreational rental items, was not open for business Monday.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • This was Bluesky’s greatest coup, along with being open for business as Twitter was jumping its rails.
    — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • The front doors were unlocked for a media tour that Wednesday but curious folks who stopped by wondered if the store was open for business.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
  • Once the green solar collectors are open for business, the tree can create its food and support itself.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2022
  • After three months of elbow grease, the restaurant was open for business—and has been drawing diners from near and far ever since.
    — Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Today, their Dairy Barn Market is open for business with more vegetables and goodies for this year.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2022
  • Businesses will also be required to store all firearms in a locked, fireproof safe within the store’s premises when not open for business.
    — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Two Birmingham eateries under one roof — a concept proposed over a half-dozen years ago — are open for business.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Advertisement Its website and app will be open for business.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The original restaurant on Calle Ocho in Little Havana will remain open for business, too.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
  • And there's a real concern here that, at the height of the summer tourist season, Montpelier in particular is not going to be open for business for weeks.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • The building was open for business as usual but security lines were much shorter.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 7 Aug. 2023

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