not bargained for
Example Sentences
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That is a situation United had not bargained for six months ago.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
What he had not bargained for was the effect his disappearance would have on his mother and stepfather.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2016
Superior, it was clear, had not bargained for the early collapse.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2015
But the 22-month period between his last flight and his first letter was a price she had not bargained for.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Englishman had not bargained for such a salute as this, and now tried to run away.
From Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
