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

Recent Examples on the Web

Short of a political upheaval, which is unlikely as long as Putin remains in office, Russia retains sovereignty on paper while quietly becoming a semi-vassal whose room for maneuver narrows by the year. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The massive degrading of the Islamic State group in Iraq and across the region, improvements in security and Baghdad’s more active diplomacy have expanded Iraq’s room for maneuver. — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 21 July 2026

This marks growing dependence on the IMF and the United States, while the gradualist approach has left the economy with very little room for maneuver and risks further instability. — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Advertisement That dynamic narrowed Iran’s room for maneuver over Hormuz, and external factors compounded the problem. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 22 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for room for maneuver

• improver
• remover
• louver
• mover