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
Recent Examples on the Web
In between, two bedrooms (one with a view of the State House!) and a den with a fireplace provide flexibility and elbow room.
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Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
The location was marked by tighter editing, up-front styling moments reflecting key looks of the season, elbow room and design details and furnishings that brought an air of refinement to the space.
—David Moin, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
But some get crowded on summer weekends, so a visit in spring (especially on a weekday) will give you more elbow room.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Chen now finds himself with plenty of elbow room during the workday, in an airy office surrounded by coffee shops and art galleries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2013
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Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
The location was marked by tighter editing, up-front styling moments reflecting key looks of the season, elbow room and design details and furnishings that brought an air of refinement to the space.
—David Moin, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
But some get crowded on summer weekends, so a visit in spring (especially on a weekday) will give you more elbow room.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Chen now finds himself with plenty of elbow room during the workday, in an airy office surrounded by coffee shops and art galleries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2013
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“Elbow room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elbow%20room. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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