Examples of small talk in a Sentence
They made small talk while waiting for the meeting to start.
at the corporate get-together we made the obligatory small talk with some people from the home office
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The thing is, most small talk feels like a polite but boring game of ping-pong.
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Maya Rossignac-Milon
erica Boothby, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
No small talk, no eye contact, no working out, no outside entertainment.
—Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
For example, pickup-only stores allow employees to focus on food and beverage preparation, with less pressure to engage in small talk in the hopes of generating warmth and tips.
—Vivek Astvansh, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Zhu and his collaborators hypothesize that herd small talk may carry cues about bovine well-being.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Maya Rossignac-Milon
erica Boothby, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
No small talk, no eye contact, no working out, no outside entertainment.
—Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
For example, pickup-only stores allow employees to focus on food and beverage preparation, with less pressure to engage in small talk in the hopes of generating warmth and tips.
—Vivek Astvansh, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Zhu and his collaborators hypothesize that herd small talk may carry cues about bovine well-being.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for small talk
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“Small talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20talk. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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