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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When tying stems to supports, allow enough wiggle room for the stem to continue growing.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2025
Where the legislature could have wiggle room, that opinion states, is in enacting changes to the procedure by which accusations against judges and prosecutors are tried.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
Even with an annual update to macOS built around WWDC announcements and a fall release, Apple has some wiggle room.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
But his top economic officials said Sunday that the new tariff rates would not go into effect for a few weeks still, once again providing potential wiggle room for further negotiations.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 7 July 2025
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2025
Where the legislature could have wiggle room, that opinion states, is in enacting changes to the procedure by which accusations against judges and prosecutors are tried.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
Even with an annual update to macOS built around WWDC announcements and a fall release, Apple has some wiggle room.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
But his top economic officials said Sunday that the new tariff rates would not go into effect for a few weeks still, once again providing potential wiggle room for further negotiations.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for wiggle room
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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiggle%20room. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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