a good deal

idiom

: a lot : much
Things could be a good deal worse.

Examples of a good deal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Indeed, selecting the cheapest base fare is no longer the best way to get a good deal, according to travel experts. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024 Today, a good deal of the world’s travertine—including the floor tile with the jawbone, according to the dentist—is quarried in Turkey, from a region where the stone famously forms natural thermal pools that cascade like jewels down the hillside. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2024 That has given rise to a good deal of corrupt document-fixing, which leaves workers vulnerable to police pressure. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024 Consumers need to be aware that a Facebook or other social post that promises a good deal on a last-minute hotel room could be a scam. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024 The world proved a good deal more diverse than the curators of the day imagined, and their acquisitiveness soon led to far more specimens than there were scientists to study them. Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024 Finding a good deal, however, requires flexibility with travel dates and destinations, advises Lindsay Schwimer, a consumer travel expert with Hopper. Camille Knox, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024 The revenue trickles in slowly, and requires a good deal of marketing, communications, and outreach in order to boost ticket sales. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2024 The production, directed by Sam Gold, has been garnering a good deal of attention, not all of it to do with Ibsen’s political perspicacity. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024

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“A good deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20good%20deal. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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