How to Use hall pass in a Sentence

hall pass

noun
  • Fill it with women who have him as their hall pass and see what goes down.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • What used to be a simple hall pass is now a data point.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Then her mom found a hall pass in her belongings with the male name on it.
    — Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But the Senate may be about to hand Warsh a hall pass.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Other local school districts use similar electronic hall pass systems.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Some students are not fans of the SmartPass hall pass technology used by dozens of New York City public schools.
    — Dave Carlin, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Travis Kelce being Jena Sims’ hall pass and being recognized by him at the Masters did not earn her an invitation to his wedding.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • The Wauwatosa School District has been using an electronic hall pass system since the 2023-24 school year in all of its secondary schools.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Staff with children in other districts said electronic/digital hall pass systems worked well and asked whether Arrowhead would consider something similar.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Amora needs to find out what Sincere told Melanie about their Casa connection and warn Melanie, if possible, that Sincere was treating Casa Amor like a hall pass.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 30 June 2026
  • Larry Ellison ⬇ The Oracle founder operated as if his Paramount takeover bought him a permanent regulatory hall pass.
    — Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Don’t these boobird deplorables know the Red Sox are owned by the husband of the Globe CEO, where Michelle Wu and Maura Healey have a permanent hall pass?
    — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The ePASS is essentially a digital hall pass that can have customizable time limits set on it and provides a digital record of pass usage and duration, according to Edlastics.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Kaylie Hill, Scotch-Brite Ambassador and Cleaning Influencer, and Marla Mock, President of Molly Maid, a Neighborly company, give these cleaning tasks a hall pass for the summer.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 June 2026

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