How to Use clearance in a Sentence

clearance

noun

• The pilot got clearance to land.
• That flight has not received clearance for landing.
• She has a security clearance that allows her to see the classified information.
• There was only 10 inches of clearance between the car and the side of the tunnel.
• Happily, the clearance went through, and the song stayed in the show.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
• The 4-foot height clearance means most campers will not be able to fully stand in the tent.
  — Lindsey Lapointe, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• Mohr, a 54-year-old home health-care aide, mostly shops the clearance aisles.
  — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
• His clearance to bat right-handed could be a boon to the Rangers’ offense.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023
• The tent has adjustable legs with wheels and up to 6.2 feet of clearance when set on the maximum height.
  — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2023
• To provide clearance for the washer and bolt on the bottom, glue the lid of the bottom tin, right side up, to the bottom.
  — Laurren Welch, Country Living, 17 Apr. 2023
• Now Big Health must decide whether to keep the treatment language and seek clearance or scale it back.
  — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 11 May 2023
• The current string-and-tin-can tech, procured at the Lechmere Sales clearance counter, just ain’t cutting it.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
• Doing so brings a total of 12.9 inches of ground clearance to the Wrangler.
  — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
• Ian Murphy blooped a clearance out of his penalty area and mostly out of harm's way but it wasn't hit far and the ball wasn't won by FCC.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2023
• Out here, ground clearance is at least as important as glitz.
  — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
• Amazon’s Outlets can be overwhelming to scour through with pages and pages of last-chance deals and clearance items.
  — Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2023
• People up to six feet tall will have sufficient head and knee clearance.
  — James Morris, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• Orange cones were set up 56 feet apart to replicate how much clearance the balloons will have on city streets.
  — Winnie Hu Emma Rose Milligan, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• The ship crashed into a pillar toward one side of the bridge instead of crossing under the middle of the bridge, where the clearance is highest.
  — Holly Yan, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
• Of course, the clearance to return to the court is not a guarantee Curry will play Saturday.
  — Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
• Many roads to scenic spots are dirt, not blacktop, and best handled by vehicles with four-wheel drive and high clearance.
  — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
• The final stage is shrub clearance and road management.
  — Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 24 Aug. 2023
• January is the time to hit those clearance racks for coats, sweaters, gloves and such, because there will still be plenty of cold weather to come.
  — Marla Jo Fisher, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
• Shoppers will also find toys and lingerie up to 50 percent, and clearance items up to 70 percent off.
  — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2023
• Messi also scored in the 57th minute, an awkward body shot that trickled in from close range after a goal-line clearance off the crossbar.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
• Those who pass, quickly dress and await final clearance from Bynum and two other doctors.
  — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
• The 29-year-old, who has a long list of injuries in his past, is awaiting clearance to resume a throwing progression.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2023
• Adobe is still awaiting clearance to buy Figma more than a year after that deal was announced.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2023
• While the airplane sat on the tarmac, the flight crew waiting for clearance to take off, a tumult broke out among the migrants in the cabin and the officers were attacked.
  — Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2023
• The district took care of brush clearance in the creek and for a time typically came out to clear it every few years, McCorry said.
  — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024