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 Supreme Court, should it ever be forced to adjudicate such madness, would have no constitutional wiggle room.
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Dietary restrictions are allowed, but otherwise, there’s zero wiggle room.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
This means that there's no wiggle room for serving food from district dining services outside of school activities amid families being stripped of their SNAP benefits, Shelly said.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
Kate is game to try, so Billie asks her to get the ball rolling to meet with Trowbridge and offer him some wiggle room, because Grace is willing to overlook his behavior the previous day.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Dietary restrictions are allowed, but otherwise, there’s zero wiggle room.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
This means that there's no wiggle room for serving food from district dining services outside of school activities amid families being stripped of their SNAP benefits, Shelly said.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
Kate is game to try, so Billie asks her to get the ball rolling to meet with Trowbridge and offer him some wiggle room, because Grace is willing to overlook his behavior the previous day.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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