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

"We have said it for months and it remains true to this day: he will never go free on American soil."

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025

Years later, while Moore was trying to get out of prison, her daughter, who hoped Moore wouldn’t go free, addressed the California parole board.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2024

And what did it feel like on the day they opened the gates and let him go free?

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat