How to Use deal with in a Sentence

deal with

phrasal verb
  • That’s the kind of magic that happens, so deal with it.
    Faith Cummings, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Highs should mainly be in the low and mid-80s, and there won’t be a heat index to deal with.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Drake is one of the many rappers that has had to deal with fans throwing things on stage.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Tyreek Hill is dealing with a hand injury, and a stout defense should keep the Jets in this game for a while.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The Israelis have dealt with Gaza tunnels constantly in the past.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • On top of that, farmers had to deal with inflated feed and fuel costs.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Little Caesar’s, the third-largest pizza chain in the world, inked a delivery deal with Uber Eats in April.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
  • But, says Pal, the associate professor, the people most able to deal with the problem are the ones who profit the most from it.
    Yashraj Sharma, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The defense has had to deal with injuries for most of the season, but is getting healthy at the right time before the playoffs begin.
    Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2024
  • But Roth adds that there is room for someone to purchase the judgments in order to work out a deal with Dame before the auction.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Every player on the basketball team has a deal with Men of Westwood.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • England is far from the only one dealing with A.C.L. injuries.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The book deals with what lead up to that Presidential campaign, the campaign itself, and what has happened since.
    Tracey Follows, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • One of the most difficult moments occurred when flies invaded the cave, but Flamini just dealt with it and moved on.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
  • More than a year later, some victims are still dealing with the aftermath of their injuries.
    The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
  • He’s dealt with a myriad of injuries the last two years, the most significant one being turf toe that cost him six games in 2021, but there’s still a lot of tread on the tires.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
  • But eventually, a speaker confronts reality in the form of process: the need to pass spending bills and cut deals with the Senate and the White House.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
  • So that kind of tells you that this is going to be incredibly difficult for people to deal with.
    WIRED, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Ragans allowed 10 hits and dealt with baserunners throughout his five innings of work.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
  • While none of us can fully understand the depths of their pain, all of us can remember them in our prayers and give them the time and space to deal with this heartbreaking turn of events.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • In the 70s, Johnson dealt with drug and alcohol addiction.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
  • In the meantime, Wendy is dealing with a mountain of paperwork and debt in addition to her grief at losing all her pets.
    Susan Young, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • Right-hander Austin Voth has also reportedly signed a one-year, $1.25 million deal with the Mariners.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The bike is sent away and Herman goes on an adventure to retrieve it dealing with a lot of ups, downs and craziness throughout his journey.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • His daughter becomes her lover, and both of them must deal with the fallout of his constant quantification of what — and who — is worth saving.
    Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The last thing that Disney needs at the beginning of 2024 is another unexpected mess to deal with.
    Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Despite possessing the largest oil and gas reserves on the African continent, the country was ill-equipped to deal with disaster.
    Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The company reached a tentative deal with the Teamsters on July 25, just ahead of an August 1 strike deadline.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Cohen has said Trump brokered the McDougal deal with Pecker.
    Simmone Shah, TIME, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The classical method for dealing with stormwater is to get it out of town as quickly as possible, with gutters and sewers and canals.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024

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