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 Knicks didn’t give him a chance to seal the deal on Sunday.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Will Tommy be able to close the deal and say goodbye to M*Tex?
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Going 7-of-10 from the stripe also helped seal the deal.
    — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The rose lapel pin and horse signet ring really seal the deal.
    — Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
  • Stories should open the door; data should seal the deal.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • The Bucks had a three-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, but couldn’t close the deal.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Leonard then came back on the field and led the final drive that put Jeter in position to seal the deal.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • In fact, one email from Kurzel was enough to seal the deal, the Euphoria star told Deadline.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Kroger and Albertsons had hoped to close the deal early this year.
    — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The parties initially expected to close the deal in the first half of 2025.
    — Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
  • And while that may draw them in, the practicality will seal the deal.
    — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The chief and Kayce seal the deal with a ceremonious blood pact.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Then Detroit answered with a Jake Bates 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to seal the deal.
    — Mike Jones, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • If the Pacers seal the deal with a victory in Cleveland on Tuesday, the two teams will be on pace to meet in the conference finals for a rematch of last season’s second-round playoff series.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
  • The fact that the final economic terms were more or less on the table for months while the various factions continued to publicly attack one another and the threat of a strike loomed raises questions about Johnson’s ability to close the deal.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025

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