leeway

Example Sentences

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Nonprofit legal organizations have more leeway to pursue penalties for other allegations employees experienced, even if the individual worker named in the lawsuit did not personally experience all of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Women have a little more leeway, but similar rules apply, she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

“We brought in guest speakers to talk about it with a little more leeway about what’s happening right now in our climate, beyond just the basics of our data.”

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

He argues that geopolitics has given the continent's governments more leeway as they slide towards authoritarianism.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

This leaves plenty of leeway for judgment, depending on whether the writer wishes to emphasize the continuing truth of some idea that was bruited in the past.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker