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
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
She said she felt pressure, from authorities and her conscience, to help convict him, believing that if she didn’t testify, he might go free.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
On a recent episode of What Next, we spoke about why two of America’s most notorious criminals are asking to go free.
From Slate • Oct. 25, 2024
The constable knew Mr. Armin, and when he was satisfied that the duel had arisen over stolen property, he let us go free.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
