cut a deal

Example Sentences

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He enlisted Kraft to connect him with Trump, and cut a deal in the Oval Office to avoid the punitive order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 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

President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to cut a deal with Democrats on a key issue affecting the government funding impasse.

From Barron's • Oct. 7, 2025

Neither do I, though the business-minded decision would be to cut a deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025

The feds cut a deal with Morrison: in return for getting his arrest warrant for assault quashed, he would work as an informant on the Osage murder cases.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann