haggle

Example Sentences

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It’s an imperfect analogy, but a company can’t sell the U.S. military a missile and then haggle about acceptable targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

In short: months and months of talking, as party leaders try to form a workable coalition and haggle over a government programme palatable to all sides.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Buyers haggle in bursts of Spanish, Greek and Mandarin.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025

“They didn’t really haggle too much with me or try to start lowballing me at the beginning,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

It’s amusing to watch them haggle over the details.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins