breathing space

Example Sentences

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Palace seem to have stabilised again, and have picked up a couple of wins to give themselves some breathing space over the bottom three.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

She suggests that getting breathing space from stress can restore energy, which is something Nielsen is doing.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Some believe the arrest will give the Royal Family and the Palace some breathing space, and that the treatment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as just-another-suspect will lessen the damage done.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

A 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday had given Frank some breathing space after speculation his job was under imminent threat.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

His response to the mounting demands was not to reorder priorities to give his staff and graduate students some breathing space, but to add a late-night shift to keep the cyclotron running around the clock.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik