How to Use bargain in a Sentence

bargain

1 of 2 noun
  • She likes to hunt for bargains when she shops.
  • They've agreed to turn the land over to the state, and the state, as its part of the bargain, has agreed to keep it undeveloped.
  • I think everyone involved was satisfied with the bargain we made.
  • Collins held up his end of the bargain.
    — Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
  • That all makes a mil sound like a bargain.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
  • When to go, what to look for and how to sniff out a bargain.
    — Kara Elder, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This $3 gloss is a treat for your lips for a bargain.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But Styles rarely lives up to his end of the bargain.
    — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Jones is doing all of his work at a bargain, too.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Looks to be one of the bargains of the summer.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Looks to be one of the bargains of the summer.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Looks to be one of the bargains of the summer.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • In other words, there are bargains to be had.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 10 June 2026
  • In hindsight, that price turned out to be a bargain.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Each signing was a one-year, bargain bin deal.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • For some investors, those risks are part of the bargain.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 June 2026
  • But that’s always been part of the bargain.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Retirees kept our end of the bargain.
    — Maryann Berto, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Use your instincts to strike a bargain.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • Investors, just like house hunters, like a bargain.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That’s where the highest yields (and best bargains) live.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • What's a better bargain than a three-pack of bras for the price of one?
    — Jenna Clark, Women's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • But that bargain is under strain.
    — Phil Lodico, Fortune, 20 June 2026
  • Second, this is a bargain hire.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • That bargain looks less certain now.
    — Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • Ten percent don’t care about bargains.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Aaron Rodgers, a bargain at age 41?
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • City Hall is not keeping up with its side of the bargain.
    — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • There may be a very slight chance the Fins could re-sign him at a bargain rate.
    — Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
  • That makes $5 million sound like a bargain.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025

bargain

2 of 2 verb
  • The price listed is quite high, but the seller might be willing to bargain.
  • The Celtics bargained for one, too.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Lindsay tries to bargain with him, to no avail.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Then, unions can bargain over the issue with the new boss.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
  • That’s true so long as the two sides are bargaining in good faith.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But, like the weight-loss drug, the issue was not bargained with unions.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Tom Wilson was on the phone and ready to bargain.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Nurses stand ready to bargain to reach fair contracts and end the strike.
    — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The attorneys claim that the changes should have been bargained with the union.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Both sides bargained throughout the weekend but couldn't make a deal.
    — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Brian is willing to bargain with the devil to make this work!
    — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The union had been bargaining with Kaiser since last May.
    — City News Service, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Since then, the workers say that Google has refused to bargain with them.
    — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The system mattered because both sides had bargained for it.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • Don't be afraid to bargain over the interest rates and monthly payment costs with your lender.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 13 July 2023
  • The union had alleged school leadership was bargaining in bad faith.
    — Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
  • That desire becomes more than Bear ever bargained for.
    — Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • The three big companies will bargain for a new labor deal starting this summer.
    — Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Not sure how to bargain hunt to keep your seasonal shopping spree below budget?
    — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The union is bargaining for salary increases, smaller class sizes and lighter workloads.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But lawmakers are still bargaining over how much money must be included to do that job.
    — Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Kaiser has been bargaining with the national union coalition since April.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • What were the musicians bargaining for?
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Leaders also will bargain over how and where to lower class sizes and weigh in on whether to shorten winter break from three weeks to two weeks.
    — Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Union leaders also will bargain over how and where to lower class sizes and weigh in on whether to shorten winter break from three weeks to two weeks.
    — Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Act 10 also narrowed the scope of what unions could bargain for, limiting it to basic pay.
    — Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The district and union have been bargaining since February.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The district and union have been bargaining since February.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Page said that the right to strike is paramount to unions’ ability to convince public employers to bargain in good faith.
    — Sonel Cutler, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Steve Davidson, the president of the district’s teachers union, said any such use would need to be bargained with the union.
    — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026

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