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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This leaves a lot of wiggle room as to what size bag counts as a personal item.
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Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2025
Unlike in many of his previous starts this season, Crochet had plenty of wiggle room to work with.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Leave a little wiggle room in your schedule to explore the unexpected.
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—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
The administration acknowledged that Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported last month, but a Supreme Court order has provided wiggle room around the efforts to return him.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2025
Unlike in many of his previous starts this season, Crochet had plenty of wiggle room to work with.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Leave a little wiggle room in your schedule to explore the unexpected.
5.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
The administration acknowledged that Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported last month, but a Supreme Court order has provided wiggle room around the efforts to return him.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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 14 May. 2025.
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