Examples of 'leeway' in a sentence

Meaning of "leeway"

Leeway refers to the freedom to act within certain limits or the amount of extra time, space, etc., that can be used to prevent something unpleasant
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  • The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.
  • A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility.
  • An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.

How to use "leeway" in a sentence

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I have considerable leeway to bargain in this circumstance.
Leeway for your wishes and ideas.
Give them no leeway and attack at once.
This is indicated by the increase of the leeway of.
I gave you leeway bringing this witness in.
I think they have earned a little leeway.
There was sufficiency leeway in the agriculture budget.
You said you would give me leeway.
There is not leeway in what they said.
I gave you way too much leeway.
This gives you a leeway for replacement.
The judge is giving him the leeway.
So one uses leeway in the employment contract.
I give you a certain amount of leeway at work.
A great deal of leeway in their choice of a victim.

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And that gives you a lotta leeway.
I was giving him leeway because he has debt.
I think we should give it a few minutes leeway.
But we have no more leeway to drop points.
That does not give me a whole lot of leeway.
There was no leeway afterwards to think of anything.
You have to give him a little leeway.
There is an enormous amount of leeway to be made up on this.
I like to give the kids a lot of leeway.
Just some leeway to check it out.
So you gotta give them some leeway.
I have to give them leeway because of the casino.
Surely that gives me a little leeway here.
More leeway for strategic investor relationship management.
You will not be given any leeway.
I have to be given leeway to decide strategy.
And the state provides considerable leeway.
More leeway was needed on PPMs for developing countries.
Because you do not have as much leeway.
Apparently some leeway has been granted.
On commercial jobs we allow ourselves more leeway.
The police have leeway to misrepresent during an interrogation.
They still have a lot of leeway to make up.
Your leeway has run out.
So for an associate you have more leeway.
But the leeway has a price.
Android smartphones might offer more leeway.
Other candidates had leeway to make up here too.
Spiria gives its employees this leeway.
There is a lot of leeway in juvenile cases.
We have given her all kinds of leeway.
There is still a leeway through the maze of petals.
Other strategies might have more leeway.
That gives us no leeway in our timing.
Netflix gives you a lot more leeway.

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