free passage

Example Sentences

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But he was cool over a proposed British-French military mission to ensure free passage in the critical shipping bottleneck, saying the US did not need "much help".

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

From every camp come hymns to the principle of free passage without saying how to uphold it in present circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Without free passage, those fuels will remain stuck and prices will remain high.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“Everything depends on the strait being open” to the free passage of oil, gas and fertilizer components, he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The Germans had demanded free passage through neutral Belgium in order to attack France.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman