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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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
Kaiser leaders said that they had bargained in good faith and that solid wages, benefits and other employee support helped Kaiser weather the national strain on healthcare staffing better than other providers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
She would bargain with the elders, just as she had bargained with her grandfather.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2018
It was emotionally taxing, and it was physically taxing, and more emotionally than I think I had bargained for.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2017
Amelia sighed, reminding Lyddie that she was proving a harder case than the older girl had bargained for.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
