How to Use deal-breaker in a Sentence

deal-breaker

noun

• If this is a deal-breaker for you, check some of the others on this list.
  — Isabella Ubaldi, Verywell Health, 19 Apr. 2024
• Some even come with toilets and showers, so that doesn’t have to be a deal-breaker.
  — Casey Barber, CNN, 5 July 2024
• But as long as Lee doesn’t pull a Kenny Atkinson here, none of that is a deal-breaker.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
• This may or may not be a deal-breaker for some potential partners.
  — Janece Maze, Country Living, 31 Aug. 2023
• Keep in Mind These headphones aren't the most durable and probably won't stand the test of time, but with a price of two pairs for under $30, that may not be a deal-breaker.
  — Shannon Ullman, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2024
• Keep in Mind These headphones aren't the most durable and probably won't stand the test of time, but with a price of two pairs for under $30, that may not be a deal-breaker.
  — Shannon Ullman, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
• Since $1,000 can be a deal-breaker, some potential guests would simply look for a cheaper rental.
  — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
• For many working-class families, the time and money required was a deal-breaker.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
• But, if homemade BBQ sauce is a deal-breaker for you, substitute one bottle of your favorite.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
• Evers has not signaled whether the portion related to school police would be a deal-breaker for him.
  — Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2023
• The latest social media debate is about whether someone proposing an ice cream date as a first date should be a deal-breaker.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 July 2023
• The only thing that might be a deal-breaker for Faith is if a man wasn't willing to move to her home base of Benton City, Washington, where her horses reside.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2024
• As one of the primary uses of a tablet, this is a total deal-breaker and completely negates whatever else is going on here.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2023
• There are no options for decorative stitches or buttonholes, and that can be a deal-breaker for some.
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023
• In the past, the militant group has been insisting on an immediate permanent cease-fire first, which would be a deal-breaker.
  — Matt Bradley, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024
• Yet hiring pros are less enthusiastic — nearly 40% say applicants' use of AI in the process is a deal-breaker.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 17 May 2023
• Attacking Israelis in their own homes and committing many atrocities against them is a deal-breaker.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024
• Those things are evidently deal-breakers in today’s GOP.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023
• In terms of musical deficiencies, that’s a deal-breaker.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
• But this is not necessarily a deal-breaker, says Johnson.
  — Will Stone, NPR, 13 June 2024
• That’s not necessarily a deal-breaker, but the Cubs aren’t in a position of desperation.
  — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• And as EVs become cheaper (Tesla already has cut prices so much that base models sell for less than the average spent on a new car or truck), affordability won’t be a deal-breaker.
  — Will Johnson, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
• If this sounds like a deal-breaker to you, remember that crypto transfers come with absolutely no withdrawal fees.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
• Whether or not the milder, less satisfying power plant is a deal-breaker for SL shoppers will depend on their level of commitment to spirited driving.
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2023
• The cancer risk from cosmic rays and the problems that human bodies experience in microgravity could be deal-breakers on their own.
  — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2023
• Given that Pottery Barn is a premium brand, the upcharge for conversion kits and limited transformations may be a deal-breaker for some.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 22 June 2023
• That’s hardly a deal-breaker; Last Call is ultimately focused on the culture of anti-gay violence, all too common then and on the rise now, and how that culture is perpetuated.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2023
• After the phone interviews, which includes questions about relationship deal-breakers, the casting team moves along to Zoom interviews — sometimes one-on-one and other times, with four or five people — that can last up to 90 minutes.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 14 June 2024
• Another way to deal with it would be to discuss privately with a licensed therapist whether his behavior really has become a deal-breaker.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
• Despite having more total output and better handling, the rough shifting of that transmission is virtually a deal-breaker.
  — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 4 May 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024