bargained for
Example Sentences
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The union says the district can afford the proposed contract, which still needs approval from both sides, and notes that its leaders bargained for 11 months before calling a strike.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
That is a situation United had not bargained for six months ago.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
The uproar that followed was more than the Tony-winning playwright had bargained for.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024
If your car broke down two years ago, it probably became a bigger problem than you bargained for.
From New York Times • May 15, 2024
More than they had bargained for, that was for sure.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
