breathing room

Example Sentences

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A little bit of breathing room is necessary for any creative entity to establish itself, and the same could be said with this age of “SNL.”

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

EY-Parthenon's Boussour said Friday's report will provide "a little bit of reassurance and a little bit of breathing room for the Fed to focus on the inflation side of their mandate in the coming months."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Right now, leagues have breathing room to design oversight on their own terms.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

James helped give them the breathing room going into the locker room as he scored his first points of the game with 54 seconds left in the first half.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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