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
"So I had a free hand to launch reforms, as long as Spain's unity was not endangered."
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
In the prior regime, Sheridan had been given a free hand creatively and on spending, which Ellison and his new executive team had reportedly signaled might not continue in the same way.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025
EU policy has in effect given Aliyev "a free hand", says Eldar Mamedov, a former Latvian diplomat who served as foreign policy adviser to the European Parliament's Social Democrat group.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
“Ivy,” Mom gasped, reaching for Ivy with her free hand.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.