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 goal, according to the company, would be to give investors a cleaner look at the balance sheets and upside of each team, while giving them more wiggle room with their finances.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
With so much choice, but so little wiggle room on price, consumers have looked to other brands.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
With all of the holidays already on the school calendar, there's no wiggle room for snow days without a waiver from the state, lest the city be in violation of the law, Mamdani previously explained.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The goal, according to the company, would be to give investors a cleaner look at the balance sheets and upside of each team, while giving them more wiggle room with their finances.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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 5 Mar. 2026.
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