How to Use bargain-basement in a Sentence

bargain-basement

1 of 2 adjective
  • And it is often sold at bargain-basement prices.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
  • These were more like bargain-basement metal plates that filled a portion of his mouth.
    — Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Once again, Thiel’s Roth scooped up startup shares at bargain-basement prices.
    — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 24 June 2021
  • Soon, the proud agricultural families are forced to migrate and sell their land at bargain-basement prices.
    — Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Perhaps owners harbor some wishful thinking about bargain-basement rates.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Where both wanted their touches on the club, neither decided that going bargain-basement shopping was the best route to do business.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Not too long ago, Western markets were subtly dismissing Chinese cars for coming off as bargain-basement alternatives.
    — New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Companies such as Shein and Temu have had a meteoric rise in the past five years, appealing to Western customers with a huge offering at bargain-basement prices.
    — Olivia Pinnock, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Analysts suggest a model starting around US $25,000, to compete against Volkswagen’s own bargain-basement EV.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2023
  • Instead, first Anna and Tess and then Harper and Lily land at the table of bargain-basement psychic Madame Jen (Vanessa Bayer, working hard for little dividend), who surprises even herself by intuiting that the older Colemans’ lifelines have intersected before.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Fox paid all of $485 million for the rights to cover this year’s World Cup, a bargain-basement buy-in necessitated by FIFA’s insistence on staging the 2022 event in Qatar, a place where the summer temperatures regularly reach 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 June 2026
  • Owned by Robert Lehmann and his wife, Verna; trained by Don Combs; and ridden by Mike Manganello, the son of Bold Commander and the broodmare Dust Storm was a bargain-basement $6,500 acquisition at the September 1968 Keeneland yearling sale.
    — Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

bargain basement

2 of 2 noun
  • Several teams would quickly try to sign him as a bargain basement free agent.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Refurbished items are a great way of picking up great items for bargain basement prices.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The special effects are bargain basement.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • And price points that vary from almost bargain basement to absolutely blow the budget—and then some.
    — Duncan Madden, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Unnoticed by me was the fact that Tim was a countertenor, and I a bargain basement bass.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 16 June 2020
  • Retailers, loath to waste their stashes, are unloading stock for bargain basement prices.
    — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2018
  • Among his most famous advice to Buffett was to stop searching for only bargain basement prices.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In more pretentious environments, copping at bargain basement prices might be frowned upon.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Late last week, the nation of Poland bought a Leonardo da Vinci painting at a truly bargain basement price.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 2 Jan. 2017
  • Warners’ once bargain basement stock price has doubled since then, with shares hitting a three-year high Tuesday, rising 11%.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And there have been some willing purchasers -- especially at the bargain basement prices for Russian product.
    — David A. Andelman, CNN, 31 May 2022
  • The 4-4 Chiefs could also use some help, and Beckham can now be rented for the rest of the season for a bargain basement price.
    — cleveland, 6 Nov. 2021
  • And their bargain basement guys that fill out the meat of the sub-star portion of their roster often deliver career years in Milwaukee.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Each year, the tech giant brings bargain basement prices on everything from electronics, clothes, office supplies and more to a computer screen near you.
    — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2024
  • However, there will be special bottles, for special occasions, and for those, the bargain basement, six bottle cooler won’t cut it.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But how long will such plans survive in a world where giant rockets launch every morning and afternoon carrying hundreds of tonnes at bargain basement rates?
    — David Szondy may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026
  • That, plus some Sunday morning news interviews and a shot at conquering Cuba, and all for the bargain basement price of one soul.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
  • At $203, its stock isn't exactly bargain basement, but would fit within the Dow's existing range.
    — chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2018
  • The fantasy of the day after Christmas takes place in the bargain basement, an imaginary space beyond the fourth wall where objects must be sold, posthaste.
    — Jamie Lauren Keiles, Vox, 27 Dec. 2018
  • Today, Disney is trading at a bargain basement P-E under 15.
    — Sarat Sethi, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The show will feature more than 140 award-winning quilts, along with a gift shop for early Christmas shoppers, a bargain basement and vendors.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Many investors have wondered if larger drug companies will take advantage of the bargain basement pricing of biotechs that are down 90 percent or more from recent highs just two years ago.
    — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Rather than scouring Ligue 1’s bargain basement, the emphasis was on finding elite-level players who could improve an already successful team.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Those bargain basement deals are squeezing profit margins, though the company remains profitable and still sells more EVs than other automakers.
    — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Transfer deals which aren't widely spoken of, but turn out to be great value for money - not necessarily bargain basement prices, but in hindsight can be regarded as smart purchases.
    — SI.com, 16 July 2019
  • Isadore, a skilled compositor and typesetter, opened a printing shop downtown, while Gertrude worked nearby in the corsetry section of Jordan Marsh’s bargain basement.
    — Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • Over the past 13 years, the glamor category has been handily beating unlovely value, the longest period in history for which what's supposed to be the market's bargain basement has lagged.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2020
  • At the same time, supply shortages could make the oil Russia has been selling at its own bargain basement prices to sympathetic nations like China and India, among others, all the more attractive.
    — David A. Andelman, CNN, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Its business model is built on opportunistic buying; GOBM takes surplus goods off the hands of mainstream grocery stores at bargain basement prices, passing those savings along to the customer.
    — Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The retailer, which sold designer clothing at bargain basement prices, is reopening in spring 2023 at its former location near the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 17 May 2022

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