bargain for

Example Sentences

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They didn’t even come to the table to try to bargain for some compromise.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

That implies it would be a bargain for investors who put profits first, with a similar view emerging for Amazon, with its PEG ratio of 1.9, versus Walmart at 5.76 and Costco at 5.2.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

The risk is that a conflict drags on or spirals into something the U.S. didn’t bargain for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

What he really did not bargain for was the Old Trafford side hurtling backwards at such an alarming rate.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

“It would take a lot out of a person, even their own control over their magic. You were unable to demand a fair bargain for your gold. You couldn’t even name a price.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff