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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More are coming forward after a new advisory opinion from the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Codes of Conduct gave federal judges new wiggle room to speak out about the importance of the judiciary as threats and attacks surge.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2026
And there’s no wiggle room for Miami to fumble two games against Washington and one on Sunday at Indiana, where the Heat was demolished earlier this season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Subsequent comments and writings made clear Francis intended such wiggle room, part of his belief that God’s mercy extends in particular to sinners and that the Eucharist isn’t a prize for the perfect but nourishment for the weak.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
But the spring film season also allows some wiggle room for indie titles and mid-tier releases to strut their stuff — a good thing since every now and then one of them becomes a breakout hit.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2026
And there’s no wiggle room for Miami to fumble two games against Washington and one on Sunday at Indiana, where the Heat was demolished earlier this season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Subsequent comments and writings made clear Francis intended such wiggle room, part of his belief that God’s mercy extends in particular to sinners and that the Eucharist isn’t a prize for the perfect but nourishment for the weak.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
But the spring film season also allows some wiggle room for indie titles and mid-tier releases to strut their stuff — a good thing since every now and then one of them becomes a breakout hit.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiggle%20room. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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