strike a deal
idiom
: to come to an agreement
The two sides finally struck a deal after weeks of negotiations.
Examples of strike a deal in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Businesses have been ramping up the pressure on the president to strike a deal with China and bring the tariffs down.
—
Tobias Burns, The Hill, 1 May 2025
Emerging signs of hardship in both countries have ratcheted up pressure on President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, to strike a deal to break the impasse.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
As the renovation of two garages nears the finish line, Jackson Health plans to strike a deal with Miami Dade College to rent employee parking spaces inside a nearby garage to help ease parking problems.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
The best prospect for peace, experts say, would require Myanmar’s military junta to weaken so badly as to be ready to strike a deal with the armed ethnic groups and resistance forces arrayed against it.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strike a deal
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Tobias Burns, The Hill, 1 May 2025
Emerging signs of hardship in both countries have ratcheted up pressure on President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, to strike a deal to break the impasse.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
As the renovation of two garages nears the finish line, Jackson Health plans to strike a deal with Miami Dade College to rent employee parking spaces inside a nearby garage to help ease parking problems.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
The best prospect for peace, experts say, would require Myanmar’s military junta to weaken so badly as to be ready to strike a deal with the armed ethnic groups and resistance forces arrayed against it.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strike a deal
Cite this Entry
“Strike a deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20a%20deal. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share