Sentence examples for opened properly from inspiring English sources

But just then the door opened properly.

But if a screw top is not opened properly, the cap can buckle or jam.

Though I did not realize it at the time, the parachute had not opened properly and was now tangling into itself.

Having signalled that he believed the starting gate had not opened properly and raised his hand for a restart, Cundy said afterwards that it slowly dawned on him as he watched his time continue to tick round on the scoreboard that a once in a lifetime opportunity had gone.

What am I supposed to do?" Cundy and his coach, Chris Furber, argued that the gate had not opened properly due to a mechanical error, but Louis Barbeau, the technical delegate of the International Cycling Union (UCI), insisted there was nothing wrong with the gate and that the rider's wheel had slipped because he put too much pressure on the front wheel.

It took us two-and-a-half years to get it opened properly.

One of the five Olympic rings, fashioned in the form of giant snowflakes, failed to open properly, but apart from that the opening ceremony was typically grandiose and elegant, drawing attention to the more glorious moments of Russian culture – its composers, art and dance heritage.

Then my parachute failed to open properly.

"I tried it," she said, "but my window doesn't open properly, it opens down.

Galileo's main antenna, folded up like a giant umbrella, failed to open properly after launch.

Its main antenna, folded up like a giant umbrella, failed to open properly after launch.