elbow room
noun
1
a
: room for moving the elbows freely
b
: adequate space for work or operation
a lab with plenty of elbow room
2
: free scope
elbow room to try new ideas
Examples of elbow room in a Sentence
It's a small kitchen with very little elbow room.
help me move the furniture so that we'll have enough elbow room to do some aerobics
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In the second component, prep and storage areas for food and accessories (all included) will give budding sous chefs plenty of elbow room.
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Pre-renovation, the flagship was more sectional, with less elbow room.
—David Moin, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
First is, wear your normal business clothes, as François-Henri Pinault, above, given plenty of elbow room between Gwyneth Paltrow and Lenny Kravitz, dependably does.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Though larger overall than is typical for a luxury ship, Silver Nova is spacious and uncrowded, offering more elbow room per passenger than almost any other cruise vessel.
—David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Pre-renovation, the flagship was more sectional, with less elbow room.
—David Moin, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
First is, wear your normal business clothes, as François-Henri Pinault, above, given plenty of elbow room between Gwyneth Paltrow and Lenny Kravitz, dependably does.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Though larger overall than is typical for a luxury ship, Silver Nova is spacious and uncrowded, offering more elbow room per passenger than almost any other cruise vessel.
—David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
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“Elbow room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elbow%20room. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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