free pass
Example Sentences
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“He was essentially given a free pass when he admitted under the proffers to the feds, but until he wrote the book, they couldn’t use the statements,” said veteran defense attorney Mark Geragos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Is there something so odious about a potential reworked design that the only way to hustle it across the finish line is to give it a free pass?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Governments are so in awe of the tales weaved by tech bros about the coming artificial-intelligence future, she says, that they have given them a free pass to do pretty much whatever they want.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Being pro-business doesn’t mean giving corporate bad actors a free pass to prey on the people who make their profits possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
“That gives her a free pass to act like an idiot?”
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
