- present participle of negotiate.
negotiating
Example Sentences
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Berta, however, was confident of negotiating the price down to a level he and the club believed could get the deal done.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
He said the group is negotiating a sale to a developer.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
When Central Intelligence Agency chief John Ratcliffe paid a visit to Moscow last month, one of his messages for the Russian leader was: it is time to come back to the negotiating table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
"I hope they all return to the negotiating table because the only people suffering from this are the Iranian people," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Is this business, now? Are we negotiating a deal?”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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