NEGOTIABLE in a Sentence

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124 example sentences for NEGOTIABLE, such as:
1. He says his claim is not negotiable.
2. We have been negotiating for more pay.
3. Miss Skiffins's brother conducted the negotiation.
4. We are negotiating for the release of the prisoners.
5. The government is negotiating the release of the hostages.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of NEGOTIABLE
negotiable
 a.  legally transferable to the ownership of another
 a.  able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
Classic Sentence: (36 in 3 pages)
1  The machinery had still to be installed, and Whymper was negotiating the purchase of it, but the structure was completed.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VIII
2  He is negotiating with the Jew, I suppose," replied De Bracy, coolly; "probably the howls of Isaac have drowned the blast of the bugle.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
3  said nothing, did not even look up, he tolerated the two of them negotiating over him like an object, that was even what suited him best.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Three In the empty Courtroom - The Student - The ...
4  Like I said, they would not let me through to see him at the bank because he was negotiating with some gentleman just then.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Six K.'s uncle - Leni
5  From all which circumstances his duplicity might have been suspected, since, had he meant to do as he had engaged, it was most unlikely that he should be negotiating so openly.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XLVIII.
6  The foregoing constituted the most difficult step that our hero had to negotiate.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER XI
7  These gentlemen ride onto the bridge alone and wave white handkerchiefs; they assure the officer on duty that they, the marshals, are on their way to negotiate with Prince Auersperg.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XII
8  The commencement of his speech had obviously been made with the intention of demonstrating the advantages of his position and showing that he was nevertheless willing to negotiate.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER VI
9  Having similarly explained his views and his magnanimity to Tutolmin, he dispatched that old man also to Petersburg to negotiate.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 13: CHAPTER IX
10  Morrel now tried to negotiate bills at ninety days only, and none of the banks would give him credit.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 30. The Fifth of September.
11  In order to negotiate with him they have to get an interpreter, and they pitch upon this Mr. Melas, having used some other one before.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
12  And it turned out to be quite impossible to work there yourself and to negotiate, at least for me it was.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Eight Block, the businessman - Dismissing the law...
13  "I think that if you would take the trouble of reflecting, you could find a way of simplifying the negotiation," said Franz.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 37. The Catacombs of Saint Sebastian.
14  Unfortunately, the negotiation failed, and when he returned to defend his benefactor, he was dead.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 86. The Trial.
15  Miss Skiffins's brother conducted the negotiation.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXVII
Example Sentence: (88 in 6 pages)
1  The mountain track is negotiable, but only with difficulty.
2  He says his claim is not negotiable.
3  He warned that his economic programme for the country was not negotiable.
4  Make sure the promissory note that the buyer signs is fully negotiable, that is, transferable to another party.
5  He succeeded in negotiating Britain into the European Community.
6  In negotiating you have to develop an instinct for when to be tough and when to make a deal.
7  You'll need a variety of skills, including leadership and negotiating.
8  The staff say there is no formal structure for negotiating pay increases.
9  We have been negotiating for more pay.
10  They are keen to get the negotiating process back on the rails.
11  We are negotiating for the release of the prisoners.
12  The government is negotiating the release of the hostages.
13  It would give an indication of how far the trade liberalization would go but they would still have a heavy workload in negotiating detailed tariff cuts.
14  The diplomat solved the international problem by negotiating.
15  The negotiating team had not expected such intransigence from the striking workers, who rejected any hint of a compromise.