room for maneuver
noun phrase
: opportunity to make changes or to do things differently in order to produce a better result
The strict requirements left us very little room for maneuver.
Examples of room for maneuver in a Sentence
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Last year’s Fortune 500 Europe list featured 36 new companies, showing there is still room for maneuver—and growth—even at the highest levels of business.
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Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Trump’s rhetoric has raised expectations while simultaneously narrowing his own room for maneuver.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
After spending years trying to conquer Ukraine, Putin has effectively narrowed Russia’s room for maneuver to Ukraine’s borders alone.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
Mamdani has less room for maneuver.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
There was no room for maneuver.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
In last year's Autumn Budget, Reeves announced strict rules that limited the government's room for maneuver on spending and borrowing, with day-to-day government spending funded by tax revenues and not borrowing.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
But this deal could greatly increase his room for maneuver, analysts said.
—David M. Halbfinger Giacomo D’orlando Sela Shiloni Shuimo Trust Dohyee, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Yet by putting forward this proposal, Moscow has given itself vast room for maneuver and endless discussions.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2025
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Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Trump’s rhetoric has raised expectations while simultaneously narrowing his own room for maneuver.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
After spending years trying to conquer Ukraine, Putin has effectively narrowed Russia’s room for maneuver to Ukraine’s borders alone.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
Mamdani has less room for maneuver.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
There was no room for maneuver.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
In last year's Autumn Budget, Reeves announced strict rules that limited the government's room for maneuver on spending and borrowing, with day-to-day government spending funded by tax revenues and not borrowing.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
But this deal could greatly increase his room for maneuver, analysts said.
—David M. Halbfinger Giacomo D’orlando Sela Shiloni Shuimo Trust Dohyee, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Yet by putting forward this proposal, Moscow has given itself vast room for maneuver and endless discussions.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Room for maneuver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/room%20for%20maneuver. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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