wheeling and dealing
Example Sentences
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Because of their wheeling and dealing, they also have three first-round picks next year when the class of passers is projected to be much deeper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Gary/Greg is not going to let a smug kid feel like he triumphed with that fast-talking wheeling and dealing, and Belinda is still a potential threat.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025
A gossipy and scheming group of cardinals must select the new Pope, but there is backstabbing, wheeling and dealing behind the scenes.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024
Much like last year when Vancouver sent Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders, the wheeling and dealing is getting underway early.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024
Sometimes she thought he was embarrassed to have fallen this far, but other times he seemed to love the wheeling and dealing.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
