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
He has a free hand in Iran and can move in any direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
In the prior regime, Sheridan had been given a free hand creatively and on spending, which Ellison and his new executive team had reportedly signaled might not continue in the same way.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
With the stump tight in my fist, I open the door with my free hand and step outside.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
