with a free hand
Example Sentences
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A new chairman is imposed on a department with a free hand to make whatever appointments he thinks necessary to restore the department to health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
Working with a free hand, the director included previously unseen George Harrison quitting the band and was able to isolate moments of conversation away from the sounds of guitars and amps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
But while his centrist alliance won the most seats in Sunday's legislative elections, they fell well short of the absolute majority he needed to rule with a free hand.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2022
Early on, Baron sought to establish that Musk ran Tesla with a free hand in practice, despite being a minority shareholder and subject to oversight by the company’s board.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2021
A few plain accessories, every one stout and genuine, and in good quantity, must accompany the substantialities that one takes with a free hand directly from the land that one manages.
From The Holy Earth by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
