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.
  • The 37-year sentence was a part of the plea bargain agreement.
    Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • What's a better bargain than a three-pack of bras for the price of one?
    Jenna Clark, Women's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The defensive line gets the love, but the secondary held up its end of the bargain.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Clearly, Vazquez held up his end of the bargain at FCC.
    Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Is Chase Young holding up his end of the bargain in the trenches?
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • In the world of weighted blankets, the Luna is a bargain.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Jung has been the best bargain by far among AL rookies.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • From a young age, McMurtry sensed that this was a bad bargain.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
  • At two bucks, the comic was a bargain, dense and delirious.
    Ed Park, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Take a gander below to find some bargains on the web right now.
    Ryan Waniata, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Davis calls it a bargain if Fashanu falls all the way to the Jaguars who could use an upgrade at left tackle.
    Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • That price is a relative bargain compared to the over $2 billion cost per plane of the B-2.
    Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023
  • This is the bargain the Golden State Warriors have made.
    Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • If the offense can move the ball and score at even an average rate, the defense will need to hold up its end of the bargain.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • How does the credit work, and what happens for companies who fail to meet their end of the bargain?
    Shannon Sollitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • But the bargain at least prevented the complete demise of Han Solo and his friends.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Clearly, there are no bargains in this corner of the BMW showroom.
    Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
  • That’s quite a bargain, getting that good a catcher for $14 million a year.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In many ways, Lance holds up his end of the roommate bargain that comes with long-term partnership.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2023
  • This is the biggest bargain in skiing, less than one day at most mountains costs, and too good a deal to pass up.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • That means potential bargains for those cash-rich or brave enough to buy.
    Carol Ryan, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2023
  • More than 50 percent off for Black Friday, the cubes are already a bargain.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2023
  • And, as Skipper alluded to, if the offense does hold up its end of the bargain, the Crusaders could be quite the force come late fall.
    Shane Hoffmann | , oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The Indianapolis offensive line failed to live up to that end of the bargain.
    The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2023
  • In what could now be called one of the biggest bargains of all time, Grainge bought the company from Citibank for $1.9 billion.
    John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
  • That’s a fairly big number for Woodland Hills, but a peek at the stunning amenities and the ask starts to seem like a bargain.
    James McClain, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Look for bargains, keep your overhead low and proceed with a strict budget.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
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bargain

2 of 2 verb
  • The price listed is quite high, but the seller might be willing to bargain.
  • Since then, the workers say that Google has refused to bargain with them.
    Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
  • In the House, Scott said, Republicans and Democrats alike are ready to bargain.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • This time, McConnell might be less inclined to bargain.
    Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The teachers’ union is also bargaining with the district.
    Christopher Weber, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Once Netflix bargains with SAG for a new contract, season 2 could be done is as few as 12 months.
    Vulture, 14 Sep. 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
  • As of October, the union was still bargaining with Sheldon and the store’s management.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • If no one objects, the results will be official and the employer will be required by the NLRB to bargain with the union.
    Shannon Liao, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • And, if employers are found guilty of union busting, the petition will be dismissed and the employer will have to bargain with the union.
    Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 28 Aug. 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
  • The fact is, Katz added, that the autoworkers are bargaining from a position of strength, and as thus are likely to earn many — but not all — of their demands.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Canada's Unifor union will bargain with the Detroit Three this year as well, a break from recent past practice.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The fight against Prop A has eclipsed the money spent on a 2021 proposition that aimed to strip the union of its right to collectively bargain with the city, which narrowly failed.
    Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 1 May 2023
  • The union had alleged school leadership was bargaining in bad faith.
    Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
  • Kaiser has been bargaining with the national union coalition since April.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The union has been bargaining with the district for months for a new contract after its previous one expired in June.
    CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The three big companies will bargain for a new labor deal starting this summer.
    Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Starbucks said in a statement that the next step will be to begin bargaining over a contract with the National City workers.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • If negotiations start, the U.S. wants Ukraine to bargain from a position of strength.
    Doyle McManuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2023
  • If employers refuse to bargain with workers, Sonn said, the sector-wide approach offers them a way to attain a raise.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In late April, the labor board issued a complaint accusing the company of failing to bargain in good faith at more than 100 stores.
    Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 22 May 2023
  • Not sure how to bargain hunt to keep your seasonal shopping spree below budget?
    Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The trend of smart speakers dropping to bargain bin prices during the holidays continues.
    Scott Gilbertson gear Team, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The union has dropped unfair labor practice charges filed against GM and Stellantis that had accused the companies of failing to bargain in good faith ahead of the strikes.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The testers at Blizzard Albany seek to unionize to bargain for improved work conditions and higher wages.
    Shannon Liao, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The soonest those workers could vote to unionize and collectively bargain with their bosses at the capitol will be 2026.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023

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