wriggle
Example Sentences
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She expressed a desire for more wriggle room in the spreadsheets against her self-imposed fiscal rules – so-called "headroom".
From BBC
Oliver is used to hospitals, but is fretful, and wriggles as the research nurse slowly injects the treatment, about a cup full, into a catheter in his chest.
From BBC
The Premier League has added some wriggle room, too, with a multi-year rolling allowance of 30% that permits clubs to spend beyond the limit.
From BBC
"I have two very small children so things can get very stressful at home," says Stella while holding on tight to a wriggling baby Evie.
From BBC
Some hostage families fear Netanyahu will still find a way to wriggle out of ending the war.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
