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noun

passport

CEFR B1

any authorization to pass or go somewhere

In a sentence

Six example sentences with passport, each labelled with its topic.

  • The wristband was our passport to every gate in the compound, and guards waved us through without questions.

    Travel

  • A conservatory diploma was once a passport into any orchestra pit, opening doors that auditions alone could not.

    Music

  • Her security badge acted as a passport through the loading bays, the server floor, and the executive corridor.

    Business

  • A state title was his passport to the college showcase, where every coach in the conference watched him play.

    Basketball

  • The prize became her passport into galleries that had ignored her portfolio for a decade.

    Art

  • One warm introduction is a passport into the investor's office, while a cold email waits in the queue for months.

    Startups

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