- present participle of negotiate.
negotiating
Example Sentences
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And Kallas thinks one thing has genuinely changed: More unions have become less conciliatory at the negotiating table.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Speaking to journalists in the Oval Office, the president implied he was losing patience with Iranian tactics at the negotiating table.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"We have neither abandoned the field nor the negotiating table," he posted on social media.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Oil prices were rising on Monday, but conflicting messages about whether Iran and the U.S. were still negotiating an end to the conflict brought them off their high intraday levels.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
I'm sitting in the Commander’s office, across from him at his desk, in the client position, as if I’m a bank customer negotiating a hefty loan.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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