leeway
IPA: ɫˈiweɪ
noun
- The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.
- A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility.
- (Britain) An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.
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Examples of "leeway" in Sentences
- Or simply apply the same leeway to both.
- Its reasonable to give them some leeway, I guess.
- The fact of the matter is that they are given leeway.
- I realize this gives gamers a lot of leeway in the policy.
- Sources provided are sufficient to extend leeway to the project.
- I do not see the harm in allowing such leeway for the opposition.
- A little bit of time and leeway would be appreciated in the future.
- Plenty of leeway is likely to be left to teachers, that may be the reason.
- The audio suffers from flanging and ringing because of this limited leeway.
- I think I can referee the organization of the page and give people some leeway.
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