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 higher debt is, the smaller a government’s fiscal space, the wiggle room a country has to adjust its budgetary priorities, tweaking spending or tax receipts without jeopardizing economic stability.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
But voters may want to allow some extra wiggle room amid reports of lingering mail delays in parts of Wisconsin.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Feb. 2026
There was absolutely no wiggle room.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026
But, the states should have wiggle room.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
But voters may want to allow some extra wiggle room amid reports of lingering mail delays in parts of Wisconsin.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Feb. 2026
There was absolutely no wiggle room.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026
But, the states should have wiggle room.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 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 20 Feb. 2026.
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