BARGAIN in a Sentence

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105 example sentences for BARGAIN, such as:

1. We hadn't bargained on such a long wait.
2. After much hard bargaining we reached an agreement.
3. You can't complain that I've fallen down on my bargain.
4. He insists he has struck no bargains for their release.
5. The worker bargained his services to the highest bidder.

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 Meanings and Examples of BARGAIN
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
bargain
 v.  negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction
 n.  a thing bought or offered for sale more cheaply than is usual or expected
Classic Sentence: (64 in 5 pages)
1  "It's no bargain you're getting and I am glad not to have to pay more taxes on the place," sighed the possessor of an "ace full," as he called for pen and ink.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
2  Gentlemen, if you wish to lead a reel with the lady of your choice, you must bargain for her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  God had broken the bargain time and again, to her way of thinking, and she felt that she owed Him nothing at all now.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
4  He had delayed closing the bargain until he discussed it with Scarlett.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
5  She had made her bargain and she intended to stand by it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
6  You can't complain that I've fallen down on my bargain.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIV
7  And into the bargain I'll bet your mother told you that women must bear 'these things' because of the compensating joys of motherhood.'
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
8  They had made a bargain and she was quite pleased with her side of the bargain.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
9  And I would have no sense of shame for anything I did, for I made a bargain with you--a bargain which I have kept and you are now breaking.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LI
10  Their glance sealed the bargain that the protection of Ashley Wilkes from a too harsh world was passing from one woman to another and that Ashley's masculine pride should never be humbled by this knowledge.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXI
11  The buyer would nod or drop his whip, and that would mean a bargain; and he would note it in his little book, along with hundreds of others he had made that morning.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
12  At the saloon Jurgis could not only get more food and better food than he could buy in any restaurant for the same money, but a drink in the bargain to warm him up.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
13  She is of a race of traders, and will bargain for a bright look.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 30
14  Well, then," added the scout, with the musing air of a man who had not half made up his mind; "I will throw 'killdeer' into the bargain.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 30
15  I considered him as getting entirely the worst end of the bargain; for he had drawn no blood from me, but I had from him.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
Example Sentence: (41 in 3 pages)
16  She was a distinguished scientist and a gifted painter into the bargain.
17  A plea bargain was offered by the state assuring her that she would not go to prison.
18  "A part of me you must become," he answered steadily; "otherwise the whole bargain is void."
19  Don't miss out on the fantastic bargains in our summer sale.
20  He insists he has struck no bargains for their release.
21  I tend to be a bit leery of cut - price ` bargains '.
22  She had a turn for traffic, and a marked propensity for saving; shown not only in the vending of eggs and chickens, but also in driving hard bargains with the gardener about flower-roots, seeds, and slips of plants.
23  When he tried to argue with Kate, he got more than he had bargained for.
24  We hadn't bargained on such a long wait.
25  The worker bargained his services to the highest bidder.
26  The two parties of labour and capital have bargained a new wage increase.
27  She bargained with the trader till he sold her the fruit at a low price.
28  The soldier bargained that he should not have to go on guard on Sundays.
29  The thief got more than he bargained for , as Mr Cox tripped him up with his walking stick.
30  After much hard bargaining we reached an agreement.