talk of
phrasal verb
talked of; talking of; talks of
: to speak or write about (someone or something) : to mention (a subject) in speech or writing
It was the first time she talked of going to law school.
She never talks of her suffering during the war.
In the letter, he talked of feeling ill.
(British) Talking of Jill, where is she?
Examples of talk of in a Sentence
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There had been talk of adapting the games for film and television going back to 2014, though no projects came to fruition until now.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
There was talk of creating our own publication, but nothing serious.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Call it a spud spat or tater tiff, but in the back offices of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, there is talk of removing the potato’s designation as a vegetable and recategorizing it as a grain.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
There was talk of replacing him on the Presidential ticket.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Sabato De Sarno, who replaced Michele as Gucci’s new-era minimalist designer, still has a lot to prove — though his initial looks on Taylor Swift and Lily Gladstone were the talk of the fashion world this season.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Ohtani cloud overshadows Dodgers start The majority of the Los Angeles Dodgers offseason was dominated with optimism and talk of a World Series challenge after the acquisition of two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani and pitching phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
And before the start of the 2022 season, Green’s behavior was the talk of the NBA after video leaked from a Warriors practice in which he sucker punched teammate Jordan Poole in the face during an argument.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
The Streak Related Articles For nearly a month in the late summer of 2002, the A’s were the talk of baseball.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
There was talk of creating our own publication, but nothing serious.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Call it a spud spat or tater tiff, but in the back offices of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, there is talk of removing the potato’s designation as a vegetable and recategorizing it as a grain.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
There was talk of replacing him on the Presidential ticket.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Sabato De Sarno, who replaced Michele as Gucci’s new-era minimalist designer, still has a lot to prove — though his initial looks on Taylor Swift and Lily Gladstone were the talk of the fashion world this season.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Ohtani cloud overshadows Dodgers start The majority of the Los Angeles Dodgers offseason was dominated with optimism and talk of a World Series challenge after the acquisition of two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani and pitching phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
And before the start of the 2022 season, Green’s behavior was the talk of the NBA after video leaked from a Warriors practice in which he sucker punched teammate Jordan Poole in the face during an argument.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
The Streak Related Articles For nearly a month in the late summer of 2002, the A’s were the talk of baseball.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
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