How to Use breathing space in a Sentence

breathing space

noun
  • Don't add too much soil, as the roots need breathing space.
    — Katarina Avendaño, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
  • So this will give us a little more breathing space to do that.
    — NBC News, 26 June 2022
  • The hope now is that this haven of green can offer crucial breathing space to a city ill adapted to heat.
    — Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But the Sun Devils failed to make the plays that would have put some breathing space between themselves and the visitors.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Plus open shelving on the wall leaves plenty of visual breathing space.
    — Madeleine Luckel, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2024
  • Allowing Messi to leave might solve many of the problems on the balance sheet in one fell swoop, and buy the club some breathing space.
    — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2021
  • With a little money comes the breathing space to look for something better.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 June 2021
  • The security from that job gave me the breathing space for my mental health to relax.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The air conditioner in her room gives Norma Rodriguez some breathing space at the end of a long day.
    — Somini Sengupta New York Times, Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The move was rightly dismissed by Ukraine and the US as a cynical attempt to seek breathing space amid a very bad start to the year for Russian forces.
    — David A. Andelman, CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Yet the breathing space for a new German government is likely to end abruptly.
    — Laurence Norman, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra team up to save mankind from the deadliest threat of all -- a fire-breathing space monster.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Heavy hitters Groove Armada breathe space into its lyrics with break-beat rhythms and deep bass rumbles.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 20 June 2018
  • Pet dander is lightweight and floats around for a long time, so air filtration can help suck the irritant out of your breathing space.
    — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2020
  • This will help keep airborne particles away from your breathing space.
    — Natalie Wallington, Popular Science, 7 June 2023
  • Was that an intentional breathing space for the reader?
    — Britni De La Cretaz, refinery29.com, 13 Apr. 2021
  • And the longish average maturity of its bonds, around seven years, gives it breathing space.
    — The Economist, 31 May 2018
  • So while a pause in hikes would have been done to provide some breathing space for troubled banks, the reality could have been the exact opposite.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • After collecting one point from four games, the 3-0 win in north London will give Solskjær some breathing space even though United is still eight points from first place.
    — Rob Harris, ajc, 30 Oct. 2021
  • There’s a warmth to the music that sounds more analog than digital, with wonderful breathing space around the bass frequencies.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • But the split decision appeared to give the prime minister enough political breathing space to hold off for now.
    — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • The ruling, as written by Justice Clarence Thomas, eliminates that breathing space.
    — Karrie Jacobs, Curbed, 18 July 2022
  • The recent rains have at least given Australians some breathing space on water supply problems, Cameron says.
    — Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2012
  • Certainly a cleaner balance sheet helps and buys Belk some breathing space to address its problems.
    — Warren Shoulberg, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Businesses have been calling for a swift accord on transition that would give them breathing space.
    — Emma Ross-Thomas, Bloomberg.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • This move also gives the club some breathing space in terms of succession planning with Salah into the final year of his contract, though Chiesa is not a like-for-like replacement.
    — Gillian Kasirye, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
  • The hood is under positive pressure so no air from the environment can enter my breathing space.
    — Troy Sutton, CNN, 22 June 2020
  • Thanks to the pandemic, the demand for such vehicles has been enormous, as Americans continue to hit the open road in search of adventure and breathing space.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022
  • While taking it easier on interest rates could give more breathing space to banks and the economy, the fear is such a move by the Fed could also give inflation more oxygen.
    — Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Even this apparent digression with its minorly clever point — that writing is a kind of con game — serves as a breathing space, a slight pause before the rush of my final two paragraphs.
    — Washington Post, 16 June 2021

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