How to Use dealmaker in a Sentence

dealmaker

noun
  • That was a dealmaker right there.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The dealmaker was forced to send a man in her place, court records show.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Solomon, a dealmaker by training, is itchy as the clock ticks down on his run.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
  • In 2025, some dealmakers were ready to take the risk.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • One key finding is that many dealmakers forecast a spike in both deal volume and value.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Trump spent most of his adult life building a public image as a master dealmaker.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Trump has long built his brand on being a master dealmaker and a savvy businessman.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Still, dealmakers are taking the data dump as a net positive for their business — and not just in terms of their own clients.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • There are plenty of reasons why remote or flexible work has become a dealmaker to many.
    — Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The dealmakers prefer to do most of their business under the cover of darkness, for better or worse.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2026
  • China’s legendary tech dealmaker Bao Fan hasn’t been seen for almost three weeks.
    — Meaghan Tobin, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Filmmakers need to be strategists, marketers, press agents, and dealmakers.
    — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Will Trump the dealmaker or Trump the competitor step forward?
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The appetite for mergers is drying up amid a new wave of market volatility and as dealmakers wait for a rebound.
    — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Many dealmakers were expecting a much more hospitable deal climate compared to the Biden days.
    — Tim Baysinger, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
  • And there are still plenty of dealmakers who expect America's bad health habits to prevail.
    — Dan Primack, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
  • But while part of being a great dealmaker is knowing when to consolidate, the other part is knowing when to break things up.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • Roseman is a dealmaker and Brown is the top potential option for teams that need a wide receiver.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Trump is a dealmaker, and playing to his administration is good for business.
    — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The company’s dealmakers felt it.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Both speeches stoked the entrepreneurial fire of these best and brightest dealmakers by urging them to not wait to chase your dreams.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 May 2025
  • Trump, ever the performative dealmaker, is unlikely to let this lie for long.
    — Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025
  • Bao is known as a veteran dealmaker who worked closely with top tech companies in China.
    — Laura He, CNN, 1 June 2023
  • Hurdles will likely remain for mid-market dealmakers.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • Operators are key to the long-term success and dealmakers make or break the acquisition.
    — Joseph Drups, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Zambada has been seen as the group’s strategist and dealmaker and a less flamboyant figure than Guzmán.
    — Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Wall Street dealmakers can still file for clearance for mergers and acquisitions.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers.
    — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Instead, his tariff threats and geopolitical tensions have spooked markets and kept dealmakers in wait-and-see mode.
    — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • CEOs are following the nation’s dealmaker-in-chief in saying the quiet part out loud.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026

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