How to Use fudge factor in a Sentence

fudge factor

noun

• Nor is there any better explanation for Einstein’s fudge factor.
  — Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 2018-02-07
• The hope is to string together results from different size scales in a way that minimizes the need for fudge factors, researchers say.
  — Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 2018-05-30
• This part of her plan should be treated as a fudge factor and statement of political positioning, nothing more.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 2019-11-07
• Add in a fudge factor of another 20 miles, and searchers ended up with a search box that stretched 40 nautical miles on either side of the final ping arc.
  — Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 2016-07-22