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Recent Examples of elbow room
All in all, the soaking was a small price to pay for sizable savings and generous elbow room.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2025
On planes that also feature Mint business class, the Core cabin has 102 seats in a 3-3 layout, so the one drawback is a potential lack of elbow room as the A321 is just a single-aisle plane.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Sep. 2025
Fishers is looking for a little more elbow room around the art center and the Nickel Plate Amphitheater.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
An Apple dancer was holding up a giant banner and making elbow room scarce, which the internet seemed to think was more bratty than brat.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 May 2025
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2025
On planes that also feature Mint business class, the Core cabin has 102 seats in a 3-3 layout, so the one drawback is a potential lack of elbow room as the A321 is just a single-aisle plane.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Sep. 2025
Fishers is looking for a little more elbow room around the art center and the Nickel Plate Amphitheater.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
An Apple dancer was holding up a giant banner and making elbow room scarce, which the internet seemed to think was more bratty than brat.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for elbow room
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow room
Noun
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On the mornings her aunt can help, Suzie makes it to my classroom and lights up the room.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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After learning that Andrews had an active warrant out of DeKalb County for failure to appear, the officers went to the hotel room to arrest him, according to the agency.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The queen of maximalist beauty also once again demonstrated her expertise in the makeup and hair space by playing with her copper-red locks, debuting curly bangs and mermaid braids among her soft waves.—
Pamela Vázquez,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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Future cap space is valued at a premium these days.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Elbow room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow%20room. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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