passageway

Example Sentences

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Iran blocked two Chinese tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for 20% of the world’s oil, highlighting its control.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz has been a critical trading entrepôt for centuries, a passageway between the Persian and Oman gulfs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

A closure of the passageway might prove difficult, but significant disruption and heightened risks would have a major impact on regional trade as well as international oil prices, the Oxford Analytica report said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

The bus stopped at a checkpoint and the returnees crossed through a barbed-wire-lined passageway to the Gaza side of the Rafah terminal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Harry and Ron looked at each other, then leaving Wormtail’s body on the floor behind them, ran up the stairs and back into the shadowy passageway leading to the drawing room.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling