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 The popular former Governor developed a national brand over his ambivalence toward Trump, and carries a good deal of goodwill from Democrats. Philip Elliott, TIME, 24 May 2024 But that 10% off discount code or free shipping coupon that seems like a good deal is oftentimes just a ploy to separate Americans from their money. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 May 2024 The Ram Dass lectures took their place in his library of unorthodox thinkers, which had long embraced Ralph Abraham, a professor of mathematics at UC Santa Cruz, who was not only an expert on chaos theory and psychedelic shamanism but had spent a good deal of time living in a cave in the Himalayas. Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024 That’s a good deal for a player who led the NFL in rushing in 2019 and 2020, when he was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2024 Red Lobster launched the promotion as consumers were on the hunt for a good deal, said Jim Salera, a research analyst at Stephens who tracks the restaurant industry. Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024 At any rate, he’s expected to spend a good deal of time away from his estate on this expedition or that, which would leave his now-wealthy new bride free of his less-than-scintillating company. Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024 The speaker of the House, like the leader of any majority caucus in a legislative body, has a good deal of say over what proposals get to the floor for a vote. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 15 May 2024 Speaking of chicken, a Hainanese chicken rice bowl special (buy one, get one for 50% off) back at Workout Rice is such a good deal. Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024

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“A good deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20good%20deal. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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