Examples of chitchat in a Sentence
We exchanged some chitchat about the weather.
a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while
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Pull up a seat at Hinokizaka’s bar and let the resident sushi master serve you the freshest catch with a side of charming chitchat.
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Brandon Presser, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
The pair talk about everything, from fun chitchat to discussing schemes and how Riley can get his body healthy as his load increases.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025
Behind them, another pair of former vice presidents and onetime political rivals engaged in friendly chitchat: former Vice Presidents Al Gore (D) and Dan Quayle (R).
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
Rather than the stiff alien chitchat that dots his own screenplays, the characters in The Favourite trade the witty, venomous bon mots of The Great creator Tony McNamara.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Brandon Presser, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
The pair talk about everything, from fun chitchat to discussing schemes and how Riley can get his body healthy as his load increases.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025
Behind them, another pair of former vice presidents and onetime political rivals engaged in friendly chitchat: former Vice Presidents Al Gore (D) and Dan Quayle (R).
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
Rather than the stiff alien chitchat that dots his own screenplays, the characters in The Favourite trade the witty, venomous bon mots of The Great creator Tony McNamara.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Chitchat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chitchat. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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chitchat
noun
chit·chat
ˈchit-ˌchat 
: small talk, gossip
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