go free

Example Sentences

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American jurisprudence is grounded in the principle that it is better for 100 guilty people to go free than for one innocent person to suffer.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Instead he is now set to go free after being granted elderly parole — much to the anger and horror of some of his victims, as well as the prosecutor who oversaw his case.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

In addition to letting the perpetrators ultimately go free, Mr. Dick writes, “postwar trials have contributed very little to public understanding of the vast scope and brutal nature of the OT’s activities.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

"At that point, so as not to let him go free on Italian territory, we decided to expel him and repatriate him immediately, with a special flight," Meloni said.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

Didn't he realize he could snatch up his crown and go free?

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman