elbowroom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of elbowroom
Example Sentences
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He felt cramped in his constitutional compartment of powers, looked for elbowroom.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cast a Giant Shadow, another exercise in movie biography, may be filed as a case of mistaken identity: any resemblance to persons living or dead is sacrificed to make elbowroom for Hero Kirk Douglas.
From Time Magazine Archive
Below, the 325 offers a lot of elbowroom.
From Time Magazine Archive
With all its new elbowroom, the company danced with new grace and exuberance.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finding himself with elbowroom for the first time, he pushed through, swung the door open and switched on the lights.
From Something New by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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