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haggle

[hag-uhl] / ˈhæg əl /


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Emphasize that it would be better for them to be present — not only to help you, but also to haggle with shoppers and ensure their items are selling for prices they feel are appropriate.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

"I don't think we should be using the hereditary privilege we have in the Lords to haggle or negotiate for life peerages," the earl said.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

Car buyers might be getting less inclined to haggle, or perhaps just don’t get as much traction in negotiations as they used to.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 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

Stannis rubbed the back of his neck, “You haggle like a crone with a codfish, Lord Snow. Did Ned Stark father you on some fishwife? How many men?”

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

In “Between Riverside and Crazy,” a Black man haggles over the concessions he’s being offered by his former employer, the New York Police Department, eight years after he was shot by a white cop.

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2023

He haggles with a supermarket cashier, admires the paved roads, poses with a power mower to impress a cousin back home.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2021

McGee notes that Washington often haggles as all sides try to cut a deal.

From Washington Times Jun. 1, 2020

The markets are always a necessary visit, and it helps that he speaks Cantonese and haggles for me.

From The Verge Dec. 15, 2017

The pawnbroker advances not more than a twentieth part of their value, and haggles over that.

From The Secrets of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney

He has haggled about the price, which makes my brother think it’s a legit offer.

From MarketWatch Nov. 10, 2025

The fishmonger and I haggled over the sea bass.

From Salon Mar. 6, 2025

When he collected the sweets from the wholesaler, he noticed they were darker than unusual so he haggled with confectioner Joseph Neal and saved half a penny per pound.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2023

He has always haggled over price but is positioned to obtain the largest discounts possible.

From Seattle Times May 9, 2023

Women with kohl-rimmed eyes flocked around carts of multicolored pots, while bearded men in extravagant garb haggled over wax-dyed textiles that shimmered in the breeze.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Be prepared for haggling after the results themselves, mind.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

As it stands, the two sides are haggling over both money and the NFL’s vision for new measures that it believes would improve officiating quality.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

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

Jetten appointed Wouter Koolmees, head of national rail firm NS, as scout to lead the haggling.

From Barron's Nov. 7, 2025

The haggling that ensued was a blot upon an otherwise pleasant day, but I finally won my point by explaining to the man the dangers of my valve and of my health in general.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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