elbow room

as in room
an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing help me move the furniture so that we'll have enough elbow room to do some aerobics

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Recent Examples of elbow room This creates a little extra elbow room when swiveled against the wall and also makes for a more relaxed lounge with views out the open door. New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025 The new car affords its driver and passenger improved outward vision, elbow room, cargo capacity, and spaciousness, such that even optional 2+2 seating is available for the first time. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025 Patients have more elbow room and privacy here. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024 The location was marked by tighter editing, up-front styling moments reflecting key looks of the season, elbow room and design details and furnishings that brought an air of refinement to the space. David Moin, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for elbow room
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Noun
  • The small, ragtag crew of replacements that Kennedy appointed two days later met this week for the first time, amid lots of empty chairs in a conference room in Atlanta.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Existing clients and potential customers are beginning to visit the space.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
  • In 2023, city officials announced that a Whole Foods Market would be moving into the space, according to past reporting, after working out a deal with former Blue Goose Market President and CEO Paul Lencioni, who previously served on St. Charles’ City Council.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025

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“Elbow room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow%20room. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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