How to Use close/seal the deal in a Sentence

close/seal the deal

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  • But much like the season, the club couldn’t close the deal.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
  • Those two things would have been enough to seal the deal for me.
    Jane Pek, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The hope is that the latest movement on AI will be enough to seal the deal.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023
  • And if the hardware doesn’t close the deal, the warranty might.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The rose lapel pin and horse signet ring really seal the deal.
    Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
  • Farmer: The Rams have shown an inability to close the deal in the red zone.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Your goal is to have your references close the deal for you.
    Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2023
  • Then five [Genisys] and six [Dark Fate] didn’t close the deal as far as I’m concerned.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023
  • There are smiles, a few happy tears and finally a grand kiss to seal the deal.
    Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
  • Jones said Love knew more about the details needed to close the deal than any of the bankers in the conference room.
    Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Kroger and Albertsons had hoped to close the deal early this year.
    Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024
  • And while that may draw them in, the practicality will seal the deal.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The Heat led by as many as 14 points but could not close the deal and now faces an elimination game.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
  • What Rosie doesn’t plan on is how charming and handsome the city boy Everett St. Claire, there to close the deal on the inn, will be.
    EW.com, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Kliavkoff was unable to seal the deal during the prolonged stretch of solitude in the Big Ten.
    Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Twitter and Musk are working to close the deal by Oct. 28, after months of legal back-and-forth.
    Fortune, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Cheese goes between the two meat patties, with another slice on top to seal the deal.
    Kathleen St. John, The Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Once the male and female are together, the male will continue calling and strut and dance on the ground to seal the deal.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The shareholder vote is one of the final steps needed to close the deal, which Musk is now fighting to get out of in court.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Crabtree-Ireland said that getting the studios to agree to the fund was one of the last elements that helped close the deal.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The angst that will flow from failing to close the deal in Boston is appropriate and fair.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
  • Complete with a non-chalky, nine-shadow palette and a mini Juicy Dewy Lip Tint to seal the deal.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Icahn is still holding all of his shares, and expects that Musk will close the deal a the original price of $54.20.
    Byshawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2022
  • In order to seal the deal, Tyland has to mud wrestle with the leader of the fleet, Lohar (Abigail Thorn).
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
  • And when Texas needed a couple more first downs to seal the deal, of course Sarkisian called for two handoffs to Robinson.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Michael Rasmussen scored an empty netter to seal the deal with 6 seconds left.
    Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2024
  • There would be no repeat of the many times in the 2023 season that the Chargers couldn’t seal the deal, couldn’t maintain possession or a lead late in a game.
    Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Then a frustrating school day two years ago helped seal the deal for the now 43-year-old substitute teacher.
    Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
  • The chandelier diamond earring and strong lip seal the deal.
    Alex Badia, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The Animation Guild is back at the table with the studios this week, hoping to seal the deal on a new contract by Friday.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024

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