Sentence examples for handshake closed from inspiring English sources

In the midst of the Richard A. Grasso pay scandal, Wall Street's old guard gathered to celebrate one of their own and recall the days when word was bond, a handshake closed a deal and civility reigned.

Trudeau then brings the handshake close and toward his center, cutting off Trump's leverage and ensuring that his shoulder remains intact.

He extorts Schultz for the complete bid amount, and taunts him by demanding a formal handshake to close the deal.

Reports described various secret Shifter signs, including: the Shifter walk ("a peculiar shuffling gait"); the Shifter handshake (exchanged without closing the hands); a Shifter dress ("a black and white creation"); and Shifter cool ("a turned-back coat lapel").

Deals are closed with a handshake, and neighbors drop by with gifts of fresh cod or scallops.

By the turn of the nineteenth century, however, it had become a dependable, highly policed hub for settling cargo-ship rates and regulating freighter transactions, where deals could be closed with a handshake.

He has the firm handshake of someone who has just closed a deal.

The much-anticipated first handshake took place away from the media spotlight behind closed doors.

In most people's minds, a handshake equates to a closed deal, and by doing this before the deal actually closed, the salesperson is more likely to actually close it.

In its essence, the paper's theme would be, "Now, now, you stop that!" The conference would close with handshakes and congratulations, and all the nations of the world -- especially the ones teeming with ethnic and religious hatreds -- would proceed to ignore the admonition.

I said: Isn't it amazing that two fuck-up kids from the sticks are closing a friendly handshake deal for what might be the largest landgrab north of Bear Mountain in years?