bartering

Example Sentences

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In September, the LA Card Show made its Dodger Stadium debut, drawing thousands of fans swapping and bartering trading cards.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

In place of socializing, we’re using a parent community as a bartering platform.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025

While her career marched upward, his meandered; he worked for her parents and ran a struggling bartering venture before he found the military.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

Fortunately for them, Clyburn, who is 82 and was recently reelected to his 16th term, had long ago made peace with the art of bartering.

From Salon • May 5, 2023

It was only by bartering gasoline for groceries that he managed to keep his family alive.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand