How to Use headroom in a Sentence

headroom

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  • But headroom of 37 inches, with the sunroof, could be limiting for some.
    — Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2019
  • Tall drivers will want the Gurney bubble on the roof, for a little extra headroom.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Front headroom is 40 inches, but the seats will be a little narrow and compact for the big-and-tall driver.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2019
  • That matters in part because inflation gives the central bank headroom to cut interest rates, which do not strip out price gains.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2019
  • With many global central banks slashing rates because of concerns about sluggish economic growth, that kind of headroom is bound to inspire jealousy.
    — Charles Riley, CNN, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The layout of the umbilicals and headroom given yield to really great composition.
    — Trevor Mahlmann, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2019
  • This will be a windfall for college administrators, giving them additional headroom to raise tuition.
    — The Editors, National Review, 25 June 2019
  • Still, Jakarta has the fiscal headroom to follow through on its intention of slashing corporate tax rates by 5 percentage points to 20%.
    — Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
  • In the back, the Lexus offers good legroom but is a little tight on headroom.
    — Alex Nishimoto, ajc, 7 Dec. 2022
  • And the double-bubble roofline nets a lot of headroom, too.
    — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2020
  • That should still leave plenty of headroom for SBI Cards to grow.
    — Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2019
  • For customers, that means more headroom, more legroom and more space to haul stuff.
    — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2019
  • Is the extra inch of screen and spare headroom in the processor worth $600?
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Its popup tent sleeps four and has 7½ feet of headroom.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2021
  • There tends to be less space and headroom, which is why many tent designs got away from the A-frame style.
    — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Cons: Not a lot of headroom on the shelf, expensive, heavy.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 27 May 2021
  • The forepeak master has a queen-sized berth in a space with more than six feet of headroom.
    — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2023
  • This design gives plenty of headroom and space to move about in the tent’s 62.5-square-foot floor area.
    — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Measure the headroom, which is the distance between the top of the door opening and the garage ceiling.
    — Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2021
  • There's even a fair amount of rear-seat legroom and headroom in the i4, despite the fastback design.
    — Nelson Ireson, Car and Driver, 1 June 2021
  • Beyond just the headroom, the rear seat of the Polestar 4 is a seriously nice place to be.
    — Daniel Golson, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Legroom and headroom are decent, less so on rear-seat legroom.
    — Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • There’s enough headroom for most people to sit up straight or crouch low.
    — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2021
  • The two-person rear seat has enough knee and headroom for children.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2021
  • Turn on the camera and see how your background looks—is there too much headroom?
    — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The swoopy roofline does reduce headroom by 1.4 inches up front and one inch in back, though.
    — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 14 Dec. 2022
  • That said, taller rear-seat riders may find headroom a tad tight.
    — Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The curved canopy roof provides both shade and ample headroom.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2023
  • This allowed for more headroom when working on the upper floor.
    — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024
  • There’s enough legroom and headroom for adults in the back seat, and cargo volume stands at an impressive 25.6 cubic feet, which is more than just about every other entry in the category.
    — Alex Nishimoto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024

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