elbow room

as in room
an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing help me move the furniture so that we'll have enough elbow room to do some aerobics

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Recent Examples of elbow room Cosmic Guitar Even with a seemingly infinite amount of elbow room, sometimes galaxies stick together thanks to gravity. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025 With that extra elbow room, Numarine was able to revamp the aft and beach club area. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025 This creates a little extra elbow room when swiveled against the wall and also makes for a more relaxed lounge with views out the open door. New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025 The new car affords its driver and passenger improved outward vision, elbow room, cargo capacity, and spaciousness, such that even optional 2+2 seating is available for the first time. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for elbow room
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Noun
  • Take the breathing room needed to evaluate the next steps.
    Scott Underwood, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • What struck Casey most was how Josiah didn’t seem to realize that there could be more than one room just for them.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Lark Manor Arcel Double Dresser Dressers do a lot of heavy lifting when working with limited space.
    Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 19 July 2025
  • Perry achieved massive virality in April for her brief space voyage alongside Gayle King and Jeff Bezos' then-fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, on the Amazon founder's Blue Origin NS-31 flight.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 July 2025

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“Elbow room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow%20room. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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