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Lopez Londoño received some leeway from U.S. District Judge Donald Graham. — Jay Weaver, miamiherald, "Convicted U.S. informant escapes life term for role in huge Colombian coke ring," 18 June 2018 Bathrooms are relatively small spaces, and there's not much leeway for positioning a shelf, wall cabinet, or towel bar. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "How to Mount a Shelf on a Tile Wall," 6 Mar. 2013 These days, umpires have less leeway on their calls. — Lee Judge Special To The Star, kansascity, "Debate at the plate: Baseball's unwritten rules for arguing balls and strikes," 11 July 2018 Among other things, the new proposal would give states significant leeway in enforcing the rules. — Lisa Friedman, New York Times, "E.P.A. Drafts Rule on Coal Plants to Replace Clean Power Plan," 5 July 2018 While citizen’s initiatives have considerable leeway in telling governments what to do, San Diego maintains these measures illegally attempt to take control of certain city administrative functions, among other things. — Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Why San Diego's marquee initiatives might not make the ballot," 29 June 2018 Verma stressed that states should have more leeway in operating their Medicaid programs. — Priyanka Dayal Mccluskey, BostonGlobe.com, "Medicaid needs to change, head of program says in Boston, and that includes spending caps," 25 Apr. 2018 After President Trump was elected, Kirst and fellow board members expressed hope that DeVos — who often voices her support for local control of schools — would give them more leeway in interpreting the law. — Joy Resmovits, latimes.com, "California education officials finally agree on a plan to meet key federal requirements," 13 Apr. 2018 So far, the federal department given state's some leeway in the enforcement of ESSA, Chu said. — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, "Here's why Indiana's high school diploma fix might not work," 19 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'leeway.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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leeway
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English Language Learners Definition of leeway
: freedom to do something the way you want to do it
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