sail through
Example Sentences
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Ellison was confident his proposed Warner takeover would sail through its regulatory clearances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
In each case, their writing would sail through a detector.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
About 3,000 or so ships usually sail through the strait each month.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Massive amounts of fertilizer sail through these waters, feeding crops on every continent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
She imagined the two of them living out their days in a tree house on the island or setting sail through the Caribbean.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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