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How to use free in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, adverb, verb

Free means unconstrained. Example: “He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.”

Examples of free by meaning

adjectiveUnconstrained.

  • He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.
  • Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult.2013 August 10, Schumpeter, “Cronies and capitols”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2023
  • The country is part of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which encourages further economic integration with the E.U.2026 August 18, Tiago Ventura, “Iceland’s E.U. Referendum, Explained”, in TIME

adjectiveNot imprisoned or enslaved.

  • a free man

adjectiveGenerous; liberal.

  • He's very free with his money.

adjectiveTo be enjoyed by anyone freely.

  • a free school
  • He supported Catholic freedoms and freer trade with Ireland, in spite of his constituents’ ire.2014 July 5, “Freedom fighter”, in The Economist, volume 412, number 8894, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023

adjectiveUpholding individual rights.

  • the Free World
  • This is a free country.

adjectiveWith no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.

  • OpenOffice is free software.

adjectiveObtainable without any payment.

  • The government provides free health care.
  • It's free real estate.

adjectiveComplimentary.

  • Buy a TV to get a free DVD player!

More sentences with free

  • He’s in a better place now, floating free as the clouds above.From the entry above
  • All the beds of the hotel are currently occupied, but we have a free room tomorrow.From the entry currently
  • A free, open Internet without advertising or paywalls would be an infotopia.From the entry infotopia
  • Wales are awarded a free kick after a minor hack by Järvinen on Llewellyn.From the entry hack
  • I have some free time tonight so I think I'll catch a movie.From the entry catch
  • In the end, my class didn't make, which left me with a bit of free time.From the entry make
  • They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech.From the entry attack
  • I floated the idea of free ice cream on Fridays, but no one was interested.From the entry float
  • Children go free, but for those 12 and up, you must purchase an adult ticket.From the entry adult
  • I'm going to delete these unwanted files to free up some disk space.From the entry file
  • Gary Ablett was pinged for holding the ball and gave away a free kick.From the entry ping
  • A shuttle service runs free of charge between the three terminals.From the entry terminal
  • I’ve got a big shop, so feel free to go in front.From the entry shop
  • If you have some free time tomorrow, let’s go and watch a film.From the entry free time
  • The free safety made a game-saving tackle on the runner who had broken past the linebackers.From the entry safety
  • I'm in a tight squeeze right now when it comes to my free time.From the entry squeeze
  • It is the decision of the court that movies are protected as free speech.From the entry decision
  • As she had a free moment, she dropped her a text.From the entry drop
  • The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.From the entry grab
  • In his free time, he used to open his album and add new pictures to it.From the entry album
  • The bowdlerized version of the novel, while free of vulgarity, was also free of flavor.From the entry bowdlerize
  • Whitman uses free verse to achieve effects impossible under even the broad restrictions of blank verse.From the entry free verse
  • The feds rolled him by giving him a free pass for most of what he'd done.From the entry roll
  • This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.From the entry joint
  • A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech.From the entry topic
  • You shall never divest me of my right to free speech.From the entry divest
  • As we had a free morning, we went on a leisurely walk around the city.From the entry leisurely

Meaning of free

  1. adjective Unconstrained.
  2. adjective Not imprisoned or enslaved.
  3. adjective Generous; liberal.

Full definition of free

Questions about free in a sentence

How do you use free in a sentence?
Free is used as an adjective, adverb and verb. For example: “He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.”
What is a short sentence with free?
“a free man”
What does free mean?
Free means unconstrained.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: free (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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