haggle

Example Sentences

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It’s an imperfect analogy, but a company can’t sell the U.S. military a missile and then haggle about acceptable targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“Each piece represents a store we love, a lucky find or a successful haggle that ended with us carrying home something with history.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

In short: months and months of talking, as party leaders try to form a workable coalition and haggle over a government programme palatable to all sides.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Buyers haggle in bursts of Spanish, Greek and Mandarin.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025

He passed that by, but a few steps on he stopped again to haggle over a pair of gloves at a leatherworker’s stall.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin