haggle

Example Sentences

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In 2023, Orsted, Equinor and British major BP booked impairments totaling nearly $5 billion as costs spiraled, suppliers lagged and regulators refused to allow firms to haggle for higher power-purchase prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“Each piece represents a store we love, a lucky find or a successful haggle that ended with us carrying home something with history.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 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

Since they haggle on behalf of health plans that collectively enroll hundreds of millions of Americans, these PBMs have considerable leverage, and should theoretically drive a hard bargain and win enormous discounts.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

Stannis rubbed the back of his neck, “You haggle like a crone with a codfish, Lord Snow. Did Ned Stark father you on some fishwife? How many men?”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin