elbowroom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of elbowroom
Example Sentences
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By war's end, father Jay was moving aside to give Harsen plenty of elbowroom, and Harsen's ideas were to expand.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the other hand, the Bolshoi Swan Lake provided the soloists with more elbowroom to stitch figures of gaudy and often moving brilliance.
From Time Magazine Archive
He felt cramped in his constitutional compartment of powers, looked for elbowroom.
From Time Magazine Archive
There's elbowroom below for routine maintenance, and vital fluids checks are easy thanks to Volvo's color-coding system.
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 Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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