breathing room

Example Sentences

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Pedestrians and cyclists would have more breathing room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

In person, the creditor said it broadly accepted her proposal for a debt restructuring, a breakthrough that gave Lynas breathing room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

"The thing that makes him so good is you get no breathing room from any corner," said Norway's Casper Ruud, who lost 6-4 6-4 to Sinner in the Rome final last week.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

That creates breathing room for emerging markets at a time when relative valuations versus other regions are back to 20-year lows.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

This agreement gave slaveholders plenty of breathing room.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis