wheeling and dealing
Example Sentences
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Because of their wheeling and dealing, they also have three first-round picks next year when the class of passers is projected to be much deeper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Investment banking - the wheeling and dealing side of the financial industry, which looks after mergers, acquisitions and stock market launches - is also notorious for long hours.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
“I’m glad that the wheeling and dealing will be gone,” said the then-supervisor, who died last year.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
The Washington Commanders then took Illinois defensive tackle Jer’Zhan Newton and a total of 20 defensive players went in a round that had seven trades as teams were wheeling and dealing to get their guy.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024
His brand of wartime wheeling and dealing was not appropriate for a businessman in peacetime.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
