wriggle

Example Sentences

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Chelsea know there is wriggle room in the title race with meetings against Arsenal and City to follow later this month.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

She expressed a desire for more wriggle room in the spreadsheets against her self-imposed fiscal rules – so-called "headroom".

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Matthew Umhofer, an attorney representing the Alliance, said the city paid big money to Gibson Dunn in a failed attempt to wriggle out of its legal obligations.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

In every instance, Hank and Peggy, but mainly Hank, wriggle in their discomfort before settling into a kind of peace with whatever occurs.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2025

I thought about trying to squeeze inside with them but then saw a brand fly land, tuck its wings to its back, and wriggle through a tiny crack at the bottom.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia