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elbow room

noun

Definition of elbow room

as in room

an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing help me move the furniture so that we'll have enough elbow room to do some aerobics

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Recent Examples of elbow room Make The Space Cozy, Not Formal Clear a large table and make sure everyone has enough elbow room. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026 That will give adjoining passengers a bit more elbow room and an extra table – for an additional cost, of course. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 The seating option will allow window and aisle passengers to have more elbow room and leg space. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Tables fill fast, but walk-ins may find elbow room. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for elbow room

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As many as four thousand cymbals pass through that room in a day.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
There, Seyfried plays out Fielder’s memory of Holmes leaving the room before Evans demands to be paid to participate in the documentary.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

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Over the past few years, that space has become much more crowded, with brands from On Running to APL to Deckers Brands’ HOKA to New Balance managing to meet consumers’ changing tastes.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
But at this distance the jet’s energy wouldn’t have dissipated much during its voyage through space.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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