free hand
Example Sentences
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My free hand dangles close enough to touch the sand.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
"So I tried to take a pretty free hand with it and kind of plow my own furrow."
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
Ms. Rodríguez doesn’t have an entirely free hand in the dictatorship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
The Thai air force has had a free hand bombing targets inside Cambodia, which has limited air defences and no air force of its own to speak of.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
He runs to me and grabs my free hand.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
