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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The Pacers do have an open roster spot and a bit of wiggle room under the luxury tax, but their finances are tight.
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Tony East, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
That doesn’t give the company much wiggle room to reach or beat 1.8 million sales — its 2023 record — by the end of the year.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
The campaign proposal includes some wiggle room, perhaps in an attempt to sidestep questions about the plan’s constitutionality.
—Zach Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Oct. 2024
In his art, however, Duccio seems most himself when he’s subdued, finding odd pockets of wiggle room in Christian iconography.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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Tony East, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
That doesn’t give the company much wiggle room to reach or beat 1.8 million sales — its 2023 record — by the end of the year.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
The campaign proposal includes some wiggle room, perhaps in an attempt to sidestep questions about the plan’s constitutionality.
—Zach Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Oct. 2024
In his art, however, Duccio seems most himself when he’s subdued, finding odd pockets of wiggle room in Christian iconography.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiggle%20room. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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