bargain
noun
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost.
was bargaining
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past progressiveof bargain.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“It was common sense that Smollett was bargaining for a complete resolution of the matter, not simply a temporary one,” Lyle said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
European officials said Iran was bargaining hard at the outset.
From Reuters ● Apr. 9, 2021
Ideally, how would the warehouse change tomorrow if the union was bargaining?
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2021
But Mr. Pence said the White House was bargaining in good faith.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2019
Down from Sweet Jimmy’s place a woman was bargaining with a used furniture dealer over the price of a lamp.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
