: freedom of action or decision
Examples of freehand in a Sentence
Adjective
She took a course in freehand drawing.
Noun
gave him free hand in managing the club
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Adjective
On set, 19-year-old artist Chella Man felt right at home in the second floor bathroom painted by Keith Haring; both Haring and Chella use a fluid, often abstract yet heavily emotive, freehand style to express themselves.
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Sean Bennett,
Teen Vogue,
21 June 2018
Noun
Down the block, a Middle Eastern kid sits on the stoop of a brick apartment building, talking on a phone, gesticulating with his free hand.
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Literary Hub,
12 June 2026
The direction – which was visibly obeyed – is nothing new for repeat attendees of Welch’s shows, who have endured the agony of a phone-free hand for two minutes.
—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Freehand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freehand. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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freehand
1 of 2 adjective
free·hand
ˈfrē-ˌhand 
: done without mechanical aids or devices
freehand drawing
freehand
adverb
free hand
2 of 2 noun
: freedom to act or decide
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