haggling

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

It could be that they didn’t want haggling over salary to tank their chances for a new job, researchers said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 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

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

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

When they recovered enough to make money, she would drive them to the wall, haggling them to death, lapsing into Yiddish when the going got tough.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride