breathing room
Example Sentences
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The Makerfield MP and former mayor of Greater Manchester is expected to argue that political stability must deliver "tangible" improvements along with "giving people more breathing room" on the cost of living.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Inflation also has gotten some breathing room from sluggish wages and U.S. home prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The readings suggested the labour market was not as strong as previously thought, and gives the Fed some breathing room to hold off an expected rate hike for now.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Pedestrians and cyclists would have more breathing room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
A well-executed suborbital flight would buy the United States a little breathing room; but orbital flight—the end game of Project Mercury— was infinitely more complex.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
