Example Sentences

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He carried a laissez-passer from the Eritrean government, allowing him a one-time entry into the country.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2016

Unsuccessful asylum-seekers often cannot be sent back to their home countries if they do not have passports, and getting laissez-passer paperwork recognized often takes a long time.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2015

In a joint letter to the foreign ministers of six Balkan countries, seen by Reuters, de Maiziere and Steinmeier asked them to accept so-called "laissez-passer" documents.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2015

His so-called laissez-passer travel document issued by the United Nations will be given to his lawyers, who will turn it over to prosecutors, according to the filing.

From BusinessWeek • May 19, 2011

The laissez-passer I've picked up, or forged, no matter which, takes me straight through to the Front; and I've got friends even in the trenches.

From The Firefly of France by Angellotti, Marion Polk