bargain

Example Sentences

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Teams have shown a willingness to bet sizable amounts on prospects in the hopes of securing a bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"Frankly, if they break their end of the bargain, then they're going to see some serious consequences," Vance added.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

By comparison, $125 million was “a bargain for the county,” said Govan, “Because they had the liability of ownership of those buildings and the deferred maintenance was extraordinary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

A Home Office spokesperson claimed Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was "driving a hard bargain".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Suffice to say that there is a core of truth to Jefferson’s account of the dinner-table bargain, though it vastly oversimplifies the history that was happening at that propitious moment.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis