free hand

Example Sentences

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"So I tried to take a pretty free hand with it and kind of plow my own furrow."

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

He has a free hand in Iran and can move in any direction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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

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

To steady himself, he put his free hand on the hilt of his knife.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver