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 wiggle room on those points might come in the form of what credible, non-NATO security guarantees for Ukraine could look like.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
But Ohio law from the 1930s doesn't give governors wiggle room on that.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
But the nascent coalition is certain to face stiff opposition from Gulf countries and Russia, and possibly others reluctant to approve a document that would aim to eliminate the wiggle room inherent in the Dubai decision and constrain their ability to produce and use fossil fuels indefinitely.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The rules aren’t final yet, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of wiggle room, since the language within the OBBBA is unambiguous — the tip has to be voluntary.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
But Ohio law from the 1930s doesn't give governors wiggle room on that.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
But the nascent coalition is certain to face stiff opposition from Gulf countries and Russia, and possibly others reluctant to approve a document that would aim to eliminate the wiggle room inherent in the Dubai decision and constrain their ability to produce and use fossil fuels indefinitely.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The rules aren’t final yet, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of wiggle room, since the language within the OBBBA is unambiguous — the tip has to be voluntary.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wiggle room
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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiggle%20room. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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