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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The endless vowels of their surnames—Ruuttu, Saarinen, Ruotsalainen—sail through his mind like a song.
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Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
And although the final funding package had been expected to sail through the Senate this week, the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis over the weekend prompted Democrats to seek changes to how immigration agencies operate.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Midnight sun cruises cross the Arctic Circle and sail through a world without night.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
But while other people seemed to sail through the leasing process, his applications went nowhere.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
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Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
And although the final funding package had been expected to sail through the Senate this week, the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis over the weekend prompted Democrats to seek changes to how immigration agencies operate.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Midnight sun cruises cross the Arctic Circle and sail through a world without night.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
But while other people seemed to sail through the leasing process, his applications went nowhere.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
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 9 Feb. 2026.
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