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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Not much wiggle room for another big-money deal.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
Deciphering if any of those cloud providers are Nvidia's mystery customers is difficult, in part because the chipmaker has wiggle room in the definitions of its direct and indirect customers.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Playoff expansion could help, giving teams more wiggle room to afford early-season losses.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
There’s a lot of wiggle room between not being a target of federal charges and having assurance of a clean slate.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
Deciphering if any of those cloud providers are Nvidia's mystery customers is difficult, in part because the chipmaker has wiggle room in the definitions of its direct and indirect customers.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Playoff expansion could help, giving teams more wiggle room to afford early-season losses.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
There’s a lot of wiggle room between not being a target of federal charges and having assurance of a clean slate.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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