cut a deal

Example Sentences

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“He can’t push her over, he can’t cut a deal with her.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

A number of analysts boosted their stock price targets after the company said Monday it had cut a deal with the federal goverbment.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

All three were released in 2021 after Meng cut a deal with US prosecutors.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

For example, it cut a deal to manage and brand a $500 million golf and resort project in Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Sizwe would cut a deal, and then he’d come to me.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah