passageway

Example Sentences

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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

The assumed resumption in the flow of maritime traffic through the passageway was good news for the U.S. stock market and helped ease concerns over a global shortage of oil.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Many of the ships currently moving through the 104-mile-long passageway are so-called “shadow fleet External link” vessels.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

European leaders say forcing the passageway open militarily is unrealistic and more likely to come about through international pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

They walk a short way down an adjoining passageway, layers of mud sticking to Bailey’s formerly shiny shoes.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern