breathing room

Example Sentences

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And did he deliver with a drive that rolled to the right-field fence off pitcher Hudson December and finally gave the Patriots breathing room.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 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

Analysts say Tehran has more breathing room to store its unsold oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

“You haven’t learned to use your mom’s talents yet, have you? Well—that spear will give you some breathing room until you do. You get three charges out of it, so use it wisely.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan