passageway

Example Sentences

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Reports say the deal could allow "unrestricted" passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and that Iran would have 30 days to remove mines from the narrow shipping passageway.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Their aim is to deny Tehran control over the strait, a narrow, 21-mile-wide passageway through which a fifth of global energy supplies flows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Since then, a more tightly controlled entry through an augmented passageway at the terrace level has become a routine part of whisking the president inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

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

Harry and Ron looked at each other, then leaving Wormtail’s body on the floor behind them, ran up the stairs and back into the shadowy passageway leading to the drawing room.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling