wiggle room
noun
Examples of wiggle room in a Sentence
The salesman has some wiggle room to reduce the price of the car.
the language of the contract is vague and leaves too much wiggle room
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That leaves little wiggle room for Miami to trigger a hard cap at $189.5 million by purchasing a second-round pick.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
After last season’s failure the Yankees won’t have much wiggle room.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2024
The Supreme Court then interpreted that clause as implying that state-level regulation cannot unduly burden interstate commerce—but with considerable wiggle room.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
In addition to keeping feet in place, small toes have extra wiggle room without the shoes feeling too narrow or stiff.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 30 May 2024
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
After last season’s failure the Yankees won’t have much wiggle room.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2024
The Supreme Court then interpreted that clause as implying that state-level regulation cannot unduly burden interstate commerce—but with considerable wiggle room.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
In addition to keeping feet in place, small toes have extra wiggle room without the shoes feeling too narrow or stiff.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 30 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for wiggle room
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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiggle%20room. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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