talk over
verb
talked over; talking over; talks over
: to review or consider in conversation : discuss
Examples of talk over in a Sentence
your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip
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Those restrictions came after the US introduced a slew of its own export controls targeting China in late September, despite the two sides seemingly making progress in trade talks over the summer.
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John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
After plenty of positive and ambitious talk over the course of the last month, fans wanted to see a concrete sign of their ambition.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The group continued to talk over each other about health care premiums.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
The truce at that time broke down over accusations of violations by both Israel and Hamas and failure to move to a second stage of talks over a pathway to end the war.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
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John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
After plenty of positive and ambitious talk over the course of the last month, fans wanted to see a concrete sign of their ambition.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The group continued to talk over each other about health care premiums.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
The truce at that time broke down over accusations of violations by both Israel and Hamas and failure to move to a second stage of talks over a pathway to end the war.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for talk over
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20over. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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