haggling

Example Sentences

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In a damp back alley, Jingjing joined job-seekers milling about leisurely, haggling for higher wages while garment bosses perched on scooters brandished hiring signs, desperate for day labourers.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

They have decided to do a deal and are haggling with the trader.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

For a week, the pair price-shopped a dozen dealers, negotiating across several states and haggling for lower prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

As it is, your brother is distracted by the haggling, and likely pleased that the buyer will collect the car.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

Fadi took in the desolate junction, trying to imagine bustling streets, shops overflowing with stacks of gleaming paper, customers haggling over prices.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai