haggle

Example Sentences

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"I don't think we should be using the hereditary privilege we have in the Lords to haggle or negotiate for life peerages," the earl said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

I snagged the seats, breaking into a sweat over the cost but hopeful I could haggle with United later about who would pay for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

In the midst of Belém’s COP30 bedlam, environmentalists, economists, lobbyists and diplomats busily haggle at the global climate conference about what we can and cannot get away with in negotiations over Mother Nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

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

Mama Tataba would haggle with the women at the door, and finally turn to us with her scrawny arms raised up like a boxing champ, holding up our dinner.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver