How to Use clear the way in a Sentence
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But the city could soon render all that moot and clear the way.
—Sofi Zeman march 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
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In some cases, action may be needed to clear the way for them.
—Sadek Wahba, Forbes, 8 June 2022
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Vegas is making a lot of concessions to clear the way for them.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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The Senate expunged the vote to clear the way for another vote on the bill.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2025
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The Nets declined Minott’s team option to clear the way for a new contract.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
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Always be prepared to clear the way for approaching boat traffic.
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 1 July 2022
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To fly high and block the shots taken at him on the court and in life, to clear the way for those of us still here and those of us yet to come.
—Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2022
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That could soon be a reality, if state and local officials clear the way.
—Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
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However, there are legal limits the city is facing when trying to clear the way.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Related The crew had a single police escort who helped clear the way along the busy street.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2023
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Perhaps her heartbreak occurred only to clear the way for this man, Anton the monk.
—Anelise Chen june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
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Williams allegedly shut off the water to a toilet to help clear the way for the inmates to escape, sources said.
—Jason Volack, ABC News, 23 May 2025
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If approved, the change could clear the way for a mixed-use complex that has been planned by the property owner for over a decade.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
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The plan would clear the way for new buildings to tower up to 700 feet over the historic downtown.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Senior judges take a lighter workload and clear the way for the president to appoint their replacement.
—Laura Kusisto, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
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Checking them off your spring-cleaning to-do list now will clear the way for more labor-intensive deep-cleaning tasks down the line.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
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Waymo said the car was trying to make a U-turn to clear the way, and a nearby police officer helped.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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The city spent $10 million to buy 80 pieces of the property on the first leg of the project to clear the way for the road.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2022
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Reyes said his son and neighbors were out Monday morning cutting through the tree to clear the way so vehicles could pass.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
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If anything, a successful box office could perhaps clear the way for a Harley Quinn spinoff movie.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The legislation would clear the way to build more of a border wall and set new restrictions for asylum seekers.
—USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
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Loh said there is no reason to declare a state of emergency, which would clear the way for additional funding.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
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But more recently, the court has upheld suits against state agencies over bankruptcy claims and to clear the way for a pipeline across a state.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2022
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Miller waived his no-trade clause to clear the way for Vancouver to make the deal that sent the forward to New York.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
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The House then grouped the bills together to send them to the Senate, a move that was meant to clear the way for swift passage.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Uvalde, Texas, Senate Democrats moved quickly to clear the way for possible votes on the two bills.
—New York Times, 25 May 2022
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The ad was meant to clear the way for a comeback, paving the way for West’s Bully album, which came out in March.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
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That move initially seemed to clear the way for Cook as the third-string QB in New York.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
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Mixon had a huge hole for him with Jonah Williams and Cordell Volson pulling from the left side to help clear the way.
—Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2022
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Pressure to settle the case and clear the way for FCC approval has trickled down to the network.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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