passage out

Example Sentences

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The former head of the Iraqi gas centrifuge program had hidden key assets from Iraq’s pre-1991 gas centrifuge program and was looking to trade them for safe passage out of Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

The vessels are at risk of rupture at any time and, because they obstruct the baby's passage out of the uterus, natural birth is impossible.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024

CPJ’s Mansour said that he hopes the United Nations keeps the welfare of journalists on its agenda, including safe passage out of the country for those who need it.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Hope exists for a last-minute deal that could stave off a final tragedy, granting some — at least the last civilians and the wounded — safe passage out.

From Washington Post • May 12, 2022

He was the one who had the strength, agility, and knowledge to get them safe passage out of town.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals