free rein

Example Sentences

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Many seem to have free rein so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“One of the things I knew going into the project is that we weren’t going to have free rein access to them at every minute, every second of their time in Los Angeles,” he said.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Without it, it was argued, tech firms would be given free rein to help themselves to UK content and train their AI products to mimic it - putting human artists out of work.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Bulgaria has given free rein to administrator Spetsov to sell the refinery with the government's consent.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

That year, Robben Island’s commanding officer was Colonel Van Aarde, a rather amiable, harmless fellow who allowed us free rein.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela