How to Use clear the way in a Sentence

clear the way

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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In some cases, action may be needed to clear the way for them.
    — Sadek Wahba, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • Uvalde, Texas, Senate Democrats moved quickly to clear the way for possible votes on the two bills.
    — New York Times, 25 May 2022
  • Related The crew had a single police escort who helped clear the way along the busy street.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2023
  • If upheld, the ruling could clear the way for a six-week ban Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this year to take effect.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In the legislation’s first test, the House Rules Committee voted to clear the way for debate on the plan to be held Wednesday.
    — Carl Hulse, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • Senior judges take a lighter workload and clear the way for the president to appoint their replacement.
    — Laura Kusisto, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The agreements clear the way for the shipment of millions of tons of Ukrainian grain and some Russian exports of grain and fertilizer held up by the war.
    — Susie Blann, ajc, 23 July 2022
  • 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
  • The second race of the current Cup season will be the last before this beloved pavement is torn up, ostensibly to clear the way for a short-track course.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Always be prepared to clear the way for approaching boat traffic.
    — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 1 July 2022
  • The ruling helps clear the way for Mike Pence to speak under oath about the pressure Trump put him under to declare the 2020 election results invalid.
    — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The city of New Haven last year backed a lease extension that would clear the way for the expansion, but the Tweed plan still faces significant hurdles.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The Army Corps of Engineers routinely dredges sand, silt and gravel from the river to clear the way for barges to pass through its shipping channels.
    — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2022
  • That could soon be a reality, if state and local officials clear the way.
    — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The stock has dropped below $23 after nearing $80 last month as euphoria fades around the stock and the company made moves to clear the way for some investors to sell shares.
    — Yuri Kageyama, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • His execution was set for 6 p.m., but the U.S. Supreme Court didn’t clear the way for the procedure to begin until just after 9 p.m.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Miller’s execution was set for 6 p.m. that night, but the U.S. Supreme Court didn’t clear the way for the procedure to begin until just after 9 p.m.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Wilson, 33, was expected to waive his no-trade clause to clear the way for the deal to be completed, ESPN reported.
    — oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Araiza’s legal team is seeking to go to trial as soon as possible in hopes of clearing his name to clear the way for a possible return to the NFL.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
  • Early in the 20th century, engineers blew up waterfalls and rapids in Miami rivers to clear the way for a canal.
    — Time, 12 July 2023
  • The construction of the mechanical room would clear the way for the installation of new air-handling system equipment for the north end of the state Capitol.
    — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Arlington is poised to clear the way for nearly a dozen new gas wells, but some activists have urged the city to notify neighbors and call a public hearing.
    — Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • But the First Amendment may clear the way for Ketan to provide this useful information to Michelle and other customers.
    — Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • But the First Amendment may clear the way for Ketan to provide this useful information to Michelle and other customers.
    — Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The project’s first phase would demolish seven small buildings on the 2505 Samaritan Drive site to clear the way for the new medical office building and the parking garage.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
  • To clear the way for launch the following May, the valves in a new service module were replaced and the system was modified to prevent water intrusion on the launch pad.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 7 May 2024

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