1
: method of business : manner of conduct
2
dealings plural
: friendly or business interactions
Examples of dealing in a Sentence
There were reports of shady dealings between the two sides.
He has a reputation for fair dealing.
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During the public comment period at an October meeting, a concerned community member told the Cudahy City Council that his neighborhood is plagued by drug dealing and gangbangers.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
The initiative also resulted in the shutting down of the 18th St. Gang, which facilitated the drug dealing and prostitution in the area, according to authorities.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
Alicia Silverstone plays a bitter Los Angeles divorce lawyer who goes to Ireland to find her estranged father, only to discover shady business dealings and foul play, in the trailer for the Acorn TV crime drama Irish Blood, which dropped Tuesday.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
There’s the Ozark of it all, as The Waterfront’s Buckley family is drawn into drug dealing and various local and international beefs.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
The initiative also resulted in the shutting down of the 18th St. Gang, which facilitated the drug dealing and prostitution in the area, according to authorities.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
Alicia Silverstone plays a bitter Los Angeles divorce lawyer who goes to Ireland to find her estranged father, only to discover shady business dealings and foul play, in the trailer for the Acorn TV crime drama Irish Blood, which dropped Tuesday.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
There’s the Ozark of it all, as The Waterfront’s Buckley family is drawn into drug dealing and various local and international beefs.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for dealing
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“Dealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealing. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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