How to Use negotiable in a Sentence

negotiable

adjective
  • The terms of the contract are negotiable.
  • The price was not negotiable.
  • There’s good and there’s bad, and those things are not negotiable.
    — Ann Friedman, The Cut, 22 June 2017
  • But with gear, there is a non-negotiable base price for stuff that works.
    — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Some things are just not negotiable.
    — Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • That is not negotiable and should not change by city or state by state, though.
    — Fox News, 26 Mar. 2018
  • That’s a non-negotiable for me.
    — Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That's a non-negotiable for me.
    — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a non-negotiable for me.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a non-negotiable for me.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And those rights are not negotiable.
    — Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • But one thing is non-negotiable.
    — Zohran Mamdani, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • As a new school year rolls around, new clothes and new shoes are non-negotiable.
    — Daria Smith, Southern Living, 19 May 2021
  • My non-negotiable for overnight trips?
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That's a non-negotiable for me.
    — Jack Maloney, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • That's a non-negotiable for me.
    — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a non-negotiable for me.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Treat these blocks as non-negotiable.
    — Jacob Kupietzky, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • In other words, hair masks are a non-negotiable part of the process.
    — Lauren Valenti, Marie Claire, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Dessert is non-negotiable so don’t forget to save room.
    — Dontaira Terrell, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • One non-negotiable is clear, or at least partly clear, skies.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Ukraine has said the return of the land is a non-negotiable in any peace deal.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The pursuit to win was now non-negotiable.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • Aniston now treats her wind-down as non-negotiable.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
  • Rice and peas — to soak up the rich, molasses-like gravy — are non-negotiable.
    — Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
  • But for Rick, that’s non-negotiable.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • What many people do not know is that your bill in many cases is negotiable.
    — cleveland, 23 May 2020
  • Give it to anyone who treats comfort as a non-negotiable while on the go.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
  • As with so much in life, everything in this realm is negotiable.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022
  • These thick tights are non-negotiable for fall and winter travel in my book.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026

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