allow (sb) latitude
Frequency: 7.512.5 per million words
to permit someone to have freedom
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Examples (10)
- The manager allowed us considerable latitude in how we organized our work.
- Nowadays, newspapers are allowed significant latitude in their reporting.
- The strict rules do not allow much latitude for errors.
- We should allow children some latitude to make their own mistakes.
- The new policy allows employees greater latitude in setting their hours.
- Writers are often allowed creative latitude when adapting a book for film.
- This design does not allow sufficient latitude for future expansion.
- The committee was allowed wide latitude to investigate the issue.
- Please allow me some latitude to explain the situation fully.
- The law allows judges some latitude when determining sentences.