passageway

Example Sentences

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Iran has also threatened to control or close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait External link, another narrow passageway that controls sea traffic toward the Suez Canal.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz has been a critical trading entrepôt for centuries, a passageway between the Persian and Oman gulfs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

A closure of the passageway might prove difficult, but significant disruption and heightened risks would have a major impact on regional trade as well as international oil prices, the Oxford Analytica report said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

She would hear drilling in the night and believed the person was building a secret passageway into the house.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The passageway widens into a larger cavern, and the scattered cave lights merge into a torrent of glowing creatures.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera