elbow room
Example Sentences
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The crew of four — in the dim green glow of their spacecraft, with no more elbow room than a Sprinter van — entered a profound solitude few have ever experienced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Amsterdam’s canals may be gloriously picturesque, but try finding the elbow room to get a decent photo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
Yeah, you don’t have a lot of elbow room.
From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2023
But conventional accelerators require plenty of elbow room -- kilometers -- making them expensive and limiting their presence to a handful of national labs and universities.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023
Not so long ago H. Wayne Huizenga, the billionaire founder of Blockbuster and owner of the Miami Dolphins, wanted more elbow room and bought a neighboring house for $2.5 million.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
