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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Foreign governments are watching closely to see how Trump reacts to Putin, likely gauging what the interaction might mean for their own dealings with the U.S. president, who has eschewed traditional diplomacy for his own transactional approach to relationships.
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Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Personal wheeling and dealing is outside the bounds of anticorruption regulation.
—Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
The first impeachment charged Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his dealings with Ukraine.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
And, sure enough, a little drug dealing did lead to a little murder.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Personal wheeling and dealing is outside the bounds of anticorruption regulation.
—Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
The first impeachment charged Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his dealings with Ukraine.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
And, sure enough, a little drug dealing did lead to a little murder.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 2 Aug. 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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