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 joys of not making an announcement is that Apple has the wiggle room to move things up to and including the release date, so things could change.
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David Phelan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
But will the budgetary wiggle room created by improved economic conditions be enough to overcome fundraising challenges caused by name confusion?
—Edwin Sayres, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
But the wiggle room here doesn’t give you a 100% guarantee.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Mar. 2025
Even with federal funding uncertainty, state economists predict that Oregon has an additional $350 million in wiggle room as lawmakers craft the next two-year budget.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
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David Phelan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
But will the budgetary wiggle room created by improved economic conditions be enough to overcome fundraising challenges caused by name confusion?
—Edwin Sayres, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
But the wiggle room here doesn’t give you a 100% guarantee.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Mar. 2025
Even with federal funding uncertainty, state economists predict that Oregon has an additional $350 million in wiggle room as lawmakers craft the next two-year budget.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 27 Feb. 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 30 Mar. 2025.
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