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elbow room

noun

Definition of 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 Tables fill fast, but walk-ins may find elbow room. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 These moments of tenderness are given uncommon elbow room, never overstaying their welcome but always reinforcing the web of connections between characters. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 May 2026 The area with the crosshatches gives the driver and the passengers even more elbow room to get in and out of their ride. — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 The crew of four — in the dim green glow of their spacecraft, with no more elbow room than a Sprinter van — entered a profound solitude few have ever experienced. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elbow room

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Trainers then lead participants in a 45-minute full-body workout before the class moves into another room fashioned as a recovery space with art and quiet music.

— Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
There was a pause, as a room full of songwriters — the event was specifically for the Recording Academy’s Songwriters & Composers Wing — erupted into laughter.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

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