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
The NBA designed its bubble in consultation with the Players Association, like, there was bargaining there.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2021
“When I worked there and was bargaining chair, we had 2,300 rank-and-file members,” he said as he drove near the Case plant beside the pewter-colored Mississippi.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2021
European officials said Iran was bargaining hard at the outset.
From Reuters ● Apr. 9, 2021
Pastor Ambrose had come out of his room and was bargaining with the lizard hawker.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
