free hand
Example Sentences
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He has a free hand in Iran and can move in any direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
"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
He clambered up the hill, swiping at the leaves with his free hand, swatting at the twigs and branches with his bag.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
