bargain
noun
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost.
had bargained
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past perfectof bargain.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The uproar that followed was more than the Tony-winning playwright had bargained for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
It was 1916, and Elizebeth was about to start a job that was far more unusual than she had bargained for.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 12, 2023
While U.S. inflation has probably peaked, it is stickier than policymakers had bargained for.
From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2022
After reaching out to the National Park Service and securing more space and time on the Mall than she had bargained for, Firstenberg began the process of increasing her original exhibit threefold.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2021
He returned to San Francisco intent on trying a different, more oblique means of winning a concession—one that ultimately would get him a lot more than he had bargained for.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
