breathing room

Example Sentences

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And did he deliver with a drive that rolled to the right-field fence off pitcher Hudson December and finally gave the Patriots breathing room.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

"The thing that makes him so good is you get no breathing room from any corner," said Norway's Casper Ruud, who lost 6-4 6-4 to Sinner in the Rome final last week.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Rao negotiated a capital infusion that kept Airbnb afloat: a $1 billion deal from Sixth Street Partners and Silver Lake that gave the company crucial breathing room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

That creates breathing room for emerging markets at a time when relative valuations versus other regions are back to 20-year lows.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

I was suddenly very hot inside the cheap synthetic sack, and I pressed my knees against the lining, trying to create a little breathing room.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx