free hand
Example Sentences
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Investors shouldn’t draw their lessons from the relatively free hand government allowed today’s internet giants, from Google and Facebook to Amazon and Netflix, which began as startups and grew into titans of the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
"So I tried to take a pretty free hand with it and kind of plow my own furrow."
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
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
The commission must approve exception appointments at the most senior grade, but below this level departments have a free hand to recruit.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
“I’m sorry,” June said, wiping her face with her free hand.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
