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elbowroom

[el-boh-room, -room] / ˈɛl boʊˌrum, -ˌrʊm /








NOUN
sea room
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Cast a Giant Shadow, another exercise in movie biography, may be filed as a case of mistaken identity: any resemblance to persons living or dead is sacrificed to make elbowroom for Hero Kirk Douglas.

From Time Magazine Archive

There's elbowroom below for routine maintenance, and vital fluids checks are easy thanks to Volvo's color-coding system.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Night Is Young would probably be less dull if Edward Everett Horton and Charles Butterworth were given more elbowroom for their dependable buffooneries.

From Time Magazine Archive

While winning elbowroom at the men's bar, she has lost her seat in the subway.

From Time Magazine Archive

All the same, I’m free to admit that I haven’t quite the elbowroom I need.”

From Stepsons of Light by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove




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