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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Ask about their weekends, their hobbies, how work is going or other small talk topics.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Once, small talk in meetings faded into the background.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The small talk before a meeting.
—Lorraine K. Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Angèle, the makeup artist, goes from gig to gig, engaging in brief and rarely very meaningful small talk with whoever’s around.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Once, small talk in meetings faded into the background.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The small talk before a meeting.
—Lorraine K. Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Angèle, the makeup artist, goes from gig to gig, engaging in brief and rarely very meaningful small talk with whoever’s around.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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