free rein

Example Sentences

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“One of the things I knew going into the project is that we weren’t going to have free rein access to them at every minute, every second of their time in Los Angeles,” he said.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Such an agreement would largely give the U.S. free rein over military operations in the territory in exchange for free trade, protection and the provision of basic services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

"I got free rein on the internet basically. So I think that for me, the damage has already been done."

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Paramount, which owns the franchise, gave them free rein with the material so there was no beat-by-beat reconstruction of one of the seven films.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

“Didn’t you say that the whole affair had been bungled, and that you should have been given a free rein from the first?”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling