: space in which to extend the legs while seated
Examples of legroom in a Sentence
I need a car with more legroom.
airplane seats that offer little legroom
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In addition to more legroom, wider seats and more recline, these seats offer priority services for check-in and boarding.
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Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025
In June, the airline started installing a section of seats — seven rows near the front — that have four additional inches of legroom, a total to 32 inches.
—Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Extra legroom seats are also set to debut on Jan. 27 as well.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
Southwest estimates the availability of extra legroom seats will look like this:
Boeing 737-8 and 737-800: 68 seats with 3 additional inches of legroom.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
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Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025
In June, the airline started installing a section of seats — seven rows near the front — that have four additional inches of legroom, a total to 32 inches.
—Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Extra legroom seats are also set to debut on Jan. 27 as well.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
Southwest estimates the availability of extra legroom seats will look like this:
Boeing 737-8 and 737-800: 68 seats with 3 additional inches of legroom.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for legroom
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“Legroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legroom. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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