How to Use wiggle room in a Sentence

wiggle room

noun
  • The salesman has some wiggle room to reduce the price of the car.
  • But yes, there is some wiggle room.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
  • But, the states should have wiggle room.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
  • That means a lot less wiggle room on prices for new and used rigs.
    — Liz Weston, Star Tribune, 26 Dec. 2020
  • The latter has five games left of wiggle room.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Just true or false, with no wiggle room in between.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • Now contracts are about a third as long with more wiggle room.
    — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2018
  • That gives you a lot more wiggle room than many other providers.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 May 2025
  • My feet are wide, and these give my toes plenty of wiggle room.
    — Hannah Singleton, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But putting out a top five could suggest at least some wiggle room.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 10 July 2020
  • Any modicum of wiggle room is gone.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
  • There’s enough wiggle room in those statements to drive a truck through.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 8 July 2021
  • Since the new schedule is eight games in eight weeks, there is no wiggle room.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Keep this in mind, and make sure your shoes or boots have plenty of wiggle room.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2023
  • For brands that make that part of their bottom line, there isn’t much wiggle room.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
  • There is no wiggle room to kind of take something as a little thing.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The statement does leave some wiggle room to not proceed with a vote.
    — NBC News, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Missouri also leaves wiggle room for cities to set their own firearm laws.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The style fits at the waist and tapers down the leg with a little wiggle room.
    — Barry Samaha, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Yeah, there’s some wiggle room as each player is his own story.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Then look at your party budget and see if there’s any wiggle room.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Give us some wiggle room to make the corrections that will put us both at ease.
    — Essence, 19 Nov. 2019
  • This leaves a lot of wiggle room as to what size bag counts as a personal item.
    — Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Use your tape to measure how high your pile is, and add in a little wiggle room.
    — Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2021
  • In tight races, that means there’s plenty of wiggle room one way or the other.
    — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 30 Apr. 2020
  • There’s no more leeway, and little wiggle room left to spare.
    — Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Like all rules of thumb, there is wiggle room, but the goals are a reasonable guide.
    — Nancy Tengler, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2020
  • That’s around six months, giving you a bit of wiggle room to fight for a fairer bill.
    — Mattie Quinn, SELF, 15 Feb. 2019
  • That wiggle room was Blitzer's domain.
    — Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
  • That would leave more wiggle room for the loser of a game like this to still make the playoff.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 20 June 2020

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