How to Use a great deal in a Sentence

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  • But that #10 zipper is going to last a great deal longer.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Driver’s journey inward throughout the play’s three hours is certainly worth a great deal.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Does this design detail matter a great deal when most people put a case on their phone right after unboxing it?
    Allison Johnson, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Sanchez said that acknowledgment of the Mormon community meant a great deal to him, as well as others of the Mormon faith.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The idea is to enable people to create animations and images, or make complex video edits, without requiring a great deal of time or experience.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024
  • This was a long haul and a great deal of blood, sweat and tears.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Those breezes from the north should calm down a great deal as well.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
  • All that could be seen from the boat was a great deal of thrashing around.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The bride’s parents gifted her the gown which meant a great deal to her.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • This thing is rock solid and a great deal at this price.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
  • But that takes a great deal of self-control [from] the consumers.
    Wsj Staff, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Plus, the very nature of health care demands a great deal from the patient.
    Alena Botros, Fortune Well, 20 May 2024
  • Who We Are spends a great deal of time sitting and writing.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • There's not a great deal of research on how pets respond to eclipses.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Gualtieri added that from Rome’s point of view the idea of having Emily in Italy makes a great deal of sense.
    Alan Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
  • It’s just hidden under a great deal of angst, pain, anger and loss now.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • There’s no need to wait until Black Friday for a great deal on a new TV.
    Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • Restoring the Palestinians’ faith in the PA will take a great deal of effort and time.
    Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2023
  • That race in the 2010s to offer the best sale possible was a great deal for consumers.
    Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 3 June 2024
  • Also, your nipples and your breasts may hurt a great deal.
    Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 3 July 2024
  • Each purchase comes with two bracelets, so this is also a great deal.
    Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2023
  • And that there could be a great deal of injury inflicted.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • There’s a great deal of ruin in a nation, as Adam Smith once observed.
    Allysia Finley, wsj.com, 9 Apr. 2023
  • And, if this version of events were true, then Dave Sharma would have a great deal to answer for.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The Trump and Harris campaigns are turning a great deal of their attention to the state.
    Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The second season risks a great deal by demolishing the cramped kitchen of the Beef, where much of the series was set.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The patients were in a great deal of pain, though doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with their anatomy.
    Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
  • There’s grief down there, but also a great deal of comedy.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The movie still carries with it a great deal of legal baggage, which may give buyers pause.
    Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
  • Paying more now for a dependable solution may save a great deal of costs—and headaches—down the line.
    Boyan Ivanov, Forbes, 5 May 2023

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