passageway

Example Sentences

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Reports say the deal could allow "unrestricted" passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and that Iran would have 30 days to remove mines from the narrow shipping passageway.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

It’s a single narrow passageway that hugs the coast of Oman, according to the Defense Department.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Their aim is to deny Tehran control over the strait, a narrow, 21-mile-wide passageway through which a fifth of global energy supplies flows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

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

Directly below us was the callejon, the passageway between the stands and the red fence of the barrera.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway