Words similar to leeway

Example sentences for: leeway

How can you use “leeway” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Depending on the state in which the murder was committed, the court might have some leeway in reducing Libby's sentence.
In criminal procedure, Rehnquist's decisions have weakened the Miranda rights, nibbled away at the exclusionary rule, and granted cops more leeway to conduct warrantless searches.
If the Chinese leadership under President Jiang Zemin emerges more confident of its power, this will give Hong Kong more leeway to run its own affairs.
For example, W shows for leeway the date 1669; from my experience with even above-average users, that is usually taken to mean that 1669 was the first time that leeway appeared in English: one day it did not exist; the next, Presto!
Consider Frank McCourt, who has become a spokesman for the now-controversial view that teachers should have more leeway in the classroom, not less.