free pass
Example Sentences
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Is there something so odious about a 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. 29, 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
Nobody else will give Borthwick and his regime a free pass though.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Members of the court warned they were not giving anyone a "free pass," and that the case was still ongoing and the public prosecutor had been notified.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
She will no doubt attempt to pass for a free girl, and it is likely she has obtained a free pass.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
