breathing room

Example Sentences

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A little bit of breathing room is necessary for any creative entity to establish itself, and the same could be said with this age of “SNL.”

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

That’s a massive surge that gives the S&P 500 a great deal of breathing room from correction territory heading into the unofficial start of the first quarter earnings season on April 14.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Right now, leagues have breathing room to design oversight on their own terms.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

The intention was to create a bit of breathing room, as Democrats need a gain of just three seats to seize control of the House.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

His paycheck gave her breathing room to get into a pre-nursing program at Kennedy-King Community College on the South Side.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times