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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For years, people have been frustrated and exhausted by the seemingly endless amount of swiping and small talk that go nowhere on dating apps.
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Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
The fake accounts were not chasing Claude's small talk.
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Jon Markman,
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26 June 2026
The premise was to take conversations about bets that normally take place in group chats or small talk at bars and create a social video series out of it.
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25 June 2026
That small talk can be really important.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
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Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
The fake accounts were not chasing Claude's small talk.
—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The premise was to take conversations about bets that normally take place in group chats or small talk at bars and create a social video series out of it.
—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
That small talk can be really important.
—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
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 1 Jul. 2026.
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