haggling

Example Sentences

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But first, he needs to hammer out a common stance between the parliament's different factions, which looked set to keep haggling until the last moment.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

In a damp back alley, Jingjing joined job-seekers milling about leisurely, haggling for higher wages while garment bosses perched on scooters brandished hiring signs, desperate for day labourers.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

In a car-buying simulation, researchers at Indiana University and Cornell University found that participants were willing to pay an average of about $1,100 extra for a $20,000 vehicle just to avoid any haggling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

She watched the women, Biafran women, haggling, giving out change in Nigerian pounds as if it was currency they had used all their lives.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie