How to Use legroom in a Sentence

legroom

noun
  • I need a car with more legroom.
  • The amenities are spare, the legroom is tight for the 10-hour flight.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2019
  • This thing comes with a ton of legroom for the front two seats.
    — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 30 June 2018
  • Too bad the back seat lacks the legroom of most rivals.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 21 June 2017
  • Slouch down and use some of that legroom and the problem goes away.
    — Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
  • There’s added legroom in the third row plus more cargo space in the back.
    — Tom Krisher, The Seattle Times, 5 Sep. 2017
  • The legroom is good too and each seat has a tray table for snacks.
    — Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Third-row legroom is the best in the segment at 33.7 inches.
    — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Back-seat legroom is tight; most adults will feel cramped.
    — Sasha Richie, Car and Driver, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The seats are deep and firm; the head- and legroom is ample enough for those who are 6 feet or taller.
    — Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • The seats were in the last row, where legroom is tighter, but together.
    — Scott McCartney, WSJ, 26 July 2017
  • And even with the front seats pushed all the way back in their tracks, there's still decent rear legroom.
    — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 8 Oct. 2019
  • But the planes are new, the legroom is passable (about the same as Alaska Air's coach seat pitch).
    — Scott McMurren, Alaska Dispatch News, 24 June 2017
  • The back doors open wide for footroom with a long, 37.4 inches of legroom.
    — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 July 2018
  • As in the Wrangler, though, those with long legs could do with a bit more legroom up front.
    — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 8 Oct. 2019
  • The result is more legroom in the front and full lock in just 150 degrees of movement.
    — Jeremy White, Wired, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Airline seats have remained the same width for the most part, but legroom has shrunk.
    — Scott McCartney, WSJ, 9 June 2021
  • The first several rows of the E-195 feature nicer seats and more legroom.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2021
  • Seats have shrunk, legroom has vanished — and the airlines aren’t done with you yet.
    — Time, 26 July 2019
  • The back seats offer a lot of headroom and legroom — for a Mini.
    — Charles Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2017
  • In the back, the Lexus offers good legroom but is a little tight on headroom.
    — Alex Nishimoto, ajc, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The reduced legroom brings the seat pitch (the distance between one seat and the next in front) down to 23 inches.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • That’s the four rows behind first class with extra legroom.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2021
  • The Honda Accord has 2.3 inches more legroom in the back seat.
    — Car and Driver, 29 Mar. 2018
  • According to the Washington Post, all of these seats are in the same row and have the same amount of legroom.
    — Clio Chang, New Republic, 17 July 2017
  • Third-row legroom is tight for adults, but kids should have few complaints.
    — Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The back seat has 40 inches of max legroom, which allows room to stretch out even with long legs in the front seats.
    — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2017
  • The rear seat has plenty of legroom and the long, SUV-style roof provides good headroom.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2022
  • Some planes may have more than the usual amount of legroom — giving passengers an entire seat space of room due to placement near the exit door.
    — Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Cabins will be mostly economy, although some seats will have extra legroom and cost more.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025

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