How to Use strike a deal in a Sentence

strike a deal

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  • But there isn't much time to strike a deal.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There’s still time for both sides to strike a deal and avoid trial—but the clock is ticking.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But even that route is uncertain with time dwindling to strike a deal.
    — Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • But the Cowboys were able to strike a deal that appeases both sides.
    — Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Netanyahu has come under growing pressure from abroad and at home to strike a deal.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Trump may hope these choices will create a climate in which Xi wants to strike a deal.
    — Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The good news, according to Babbitt, is that there’s still time to strike a deal.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Another client told Lau that the chances are slim to strike a deal when tariffs are so high.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Apr. 2025
  • There is no easy way to reverse it—but a president who knows how to strike a deal could make a worthy start.
    — Vivek Viswanathan, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Many media companies chose to strike a deal with the scrapers; others sued.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2025
  • This time, the parties seem highly motivated to strike a deal.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2021
  • That should rebound once union workers strike a deal with the company (which may be imminent).
    — Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • And there are signs Republican leaders could be willing to strike a deal.
    — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
  • So Lee and Marlon strike a deal — Lee’s freedom in exchange for his pen.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Still, smaller dealers may try to strike a deal to share representation.
    — Julia Halperin, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The seven states that depend on water from those reservoirs are still scrambling to strike a deal that will stop them from crashing.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • That said, there might be hope that the United States can step in and strike a deal for Griner’s release.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Other countries are racing to strike a deal with Trump with the Aug 7 deadline here.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But the sides haven’t been able to strike a deal in nine months of on-and-off talks, and Wilkins’ market has only increased over that time.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Should attempts to strike a deal fail, the United States must be willing to use its military.
    — Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
  • So if Stafford and the Rams can’t strike a deal, a flirtation with the Giants isn’t that big of a stretch.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Employees at the company have authorized a work stoppage should the parties fail to strike a deal.
    — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 5 July 2023
  • The Seattle Mariners are a team that could use a bat, and should be a club to watch if the Marlins strike a deal for him.
    — Craig Mish, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024
  • Had Jackson had an agent who couldn’t strike a deal with the Ravens by now, chances are that agent would have been dumped for not getting the job done.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Both chambers are scheduled to be on recess this week, putting further pressure on lawmakers to strike a deal on a tight timeline.
    — Erin Doherty, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Pharmaceutical firms that refuse to strike a deal could face massive financial penalties based on their sales.
    — Tony Romm, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The companies strike a deal with a renter’s landlord covering the deposit, then charge the renter a monthly fee instead.
    — Will Parker, WSJ, 13 May 2022
  • Still, the focus on Venezuela could help distract from Putin’s reticence to strike a deal with Ukraine.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Democrats will be hoping to avoid similar backlash from the base this time around, while also hoping to strike a deal to prevent a shutdown.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Its inability to strike a deal with Disney is nothing short of a betrayal of its promise.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023

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