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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While the district claims there is no wiggle room in the budget to save jobs, the union maintains that there is more money to go around than the district admits.
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Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
When the 2026 budget was adopted, Bonta and Clerk-Treasurer Liz Modesto warned about the tight budget not leaving much wiggle room.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The more complicated answer is that Apple's shiny new budget MacBook Neo (starting at $599) also, arguably, gave the company some wiggle room to bump up the price a bit.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
With two games left, Texas A&M basketball has virtually no wiggle room.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
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Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
When the 2026 budget was adopted, Bonta and Clerk-Treasurer Liz Modesto warned about the tight budget not leaving much wiggle room.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The more complicated answer is that Apple's shiny new budget MacBook Neo (starting at $599) also, arguably, gave the company some wiggle room to bump up the price a bit.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
With two games left, Texas A&M basketball has virtually no wiggle room.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiggle%20room. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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