How to Use done deal in a Sentence
done deal
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Open it, get stuff done, shut it, done deal.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
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Standard seismic protection is often a one-and-done deal.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
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In reality, the strait remains closed to most shipping, with the exception of countries that are friendly to Iran or have done deals with the regime.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Those differing responses, paradoxically, hint at an underlying confluence of viewpoints – that safeguarding the growth and development of children and teenagers is not a one-and-done deal, left to individual court cases or settlements.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
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The SpaceX service has previously done deals with United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, among others.
—Joey Roulette, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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For example, Ticketmaster is the primary ticketing partner for most NFL teams, though SeatGeek has done deals with the Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Washington Commanders, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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