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
Far from fighting the unionization, the combine sponsored it as one way to ease around a barrier it had not bargained for: labor unrest.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had not bargained for leading this utterly lonely life when she decided to accompany him to this remote corner of the earth.
From The Triumph of Hilary Blachland by Mitford, Bertram
