sail through
idiom
: to move or proceed through in an easy, quick, and smooth way
The ball sailed through the open window.
The bill sailed through the legislature with only token opposition.
She sailed through the exam/course.
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Whoever emerges from the June primary is expected to sail through the November general election.
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
Passengers can expect to sail through the famous Tracy Arm Fjord and Endicott Arm Fjord; get up close to the region’s most iconic glaciers, including the Sawyer, Dawes, and Hubbard glaciers; and pass through dramatic frozen landscapes en route to ports like Haines and Sitka.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Those alternate itineraries also tend to be more expensive than those that sail through the Drake.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
The endless vowels of their surnames—Ruuttu, Saarinen, Ruotsalainen—sail through his mind like a song.
—Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
Passengers can expect to sail through the famous Tracy Arm Fjord and Endicott Arm Fjord; get up close to the region’s most iconic glaciers, including the Sawyer, Dawes, and Hubbard glaciers; and pass through dramatic frozen landscapes en route to ports like Haines and Sitka.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Those alternate itineraries also tend to be more expensive than those that sail through the Drake.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
The endless vowels of their surnames—Ruuttu, Saarinen, Ruotsalainen—sail through his mind like a song.
—Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sail through
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“Sail through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sail%20through. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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