clear the way

phrase

1

: to make the area through which someone or something is trying to pass open and able to be used

She directed traffic to clear the way for the ambulance.

2

: to allow something to happen or develop

The truce would clear the way for further discussions between the two groups.

Examples of clear the way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some may point to the fact that the man who beat Pogacar in 2022 and 2023, Danish racer Jonas Vingegaard, broke his collarbone in a crash in stage 15, which helped clear the way for the Slovenian to be first in Paris this year. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 July 2026

To clear the way for another collaboration with the company last year, Denmark reportedly bypassed more than 20 of its own laws and regulations. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

That is, until baby Belle came 11 days early — a birth that turned out to clear the way for one of the lowest rounds in Open Championship history Friday. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Nearly a decade after California voters approved a measure to pursue permanent daylight saving time, Congress could clear the way for the state to make the change through federal legislation. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for clear the way

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
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• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway