bargain
noun
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost.
were 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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Government ministers said they were bargaining in good faith; organized labor leaders accused them of stalling.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
They probably got more than they were bargaining for.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2022
Locked-out players and management officials were bargaining for the seventh straight day Sunday, just one day before Major League Baseball's deadline to salvage March 31 openers and a 162-game schedule.
From Fox News ● Feb. 27, 2022
Because Ralphs and Albertsons were bargaining jointly with those chains, they locked out their workers in solidarity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2019
He had heard all he wanted, for he had often listened when men were bargaining in the village and knew how it was done.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
