How to Use headroom in a Sentence

headroom

noun
  • He's looking for a car with a lot of headroom.
  • Legroom and headroom are decent, less so on rear-seat legroom.
    — Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • That said, taller rear-seat riders may find headroom a tad tight.
    — Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2022
  • There’s enough headroom for most people to sit up straight or crouch low.
    — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2021
  • There's plenty of headroom and leg room, both in the front and back seats.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2018
  • For customers, that means more headroom, more legroom and more space to haul stuff.
    — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2019
  • One of its few faults is its limited amount of rear headroom.
    — Michael Cantu, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The two-person rear seat has enough knee and headroom for children.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2021
  • New boards built for the second-gen parts should offer a bit more headroom.
    — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2018
  • The curved canopy roof provides both shade and ample headroom.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2023
  • Once pricing headroom is used, there are fewer levers left to pull.
    — Avy Punwasee, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Turn on the camera and see how your background looks—is there too much headroom?
    — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Front-seat legroom is among the best in the class, while headroom is average.
    — Michael Simari, Car and Driver, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Rear legroom is good, but the sleek profile limits rear headroom.
    — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Rear legroom is good, but the sleek profile limits rear headroom.
    — Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • To develop the ones with headroom to grow.
    — Eric Mosley, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • This also has lots of headroom, plus bunk beds, and its own en-suite bathroom.
    — Adam Williams, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
  • There’s plenty of room for people in the first two rows with lots of headroom and legroom.
    — James Raia, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
  • The forepeak master has a queen-sized berth in a space with more than six feet of headroom.
    — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The front seats were comfortable, but the rear seat headroom was tight due to the coupe roof line.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The back seats offer a lot of headroom and legroom — for a Mini.
    — Charles Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2017
  • In the back, the Lexus offers good legroom but is a little tight on headroom.
    — Alex Nishimoto, ajc, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The seat is higher, so there’s less headroom, and feet and knees are higher than the midrow seats, too.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Three can fit in the back seat with ample legroom, though headroom can get tight for 6-footers.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Two adult riders in back were surprised by the leg and headroom along with the rear seat’s comfort.
    — Mark Savage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2017
  • There tends to be less space and headroom, which is why many tent designs got away from the A-frame style.
    — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
  • This room also has ample headroom to stand upright.
    — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There are two lofts in the Agatha, both of which have low ceilings with limited headroom.
    — Adam Williams, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
  • That should still leave plenty of headroom for SBI Cards to grow.
    — Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2019
  • That adds extra headroom at the front of the trailer to increase comfort and living space.
    — New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026

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