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 tumultuous start of the school year that caused buildings to close for six to seven days means the district does not have the wiggle room within its calendar to give students snow days without extending the school further into the summer.
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2024
Twenty years of the Republicans have shown us that there's not much wiggle room or willingness to cooperate or listen to Hoosiers.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2024
Twenty years of the Republicans have shown us that there's not much wiggle room or willingness to cooperate or listen to Hoosiers.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiggle%20room. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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