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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Kelce went further, listing a range of reasons someone might turn down a drink — reasons that aren’t owed to anyone making small talk.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
But Lilian’s least favorite activity was small talk.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Most players are not breaking the Official Secrets Act and are most likely just having the sort of small talk any colleagues would in an office environment.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
And small talk may help to pass the time but doesn’t invest that time with learning or vibrance or novelty.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
But Lilian’s least favorite activity was small talk.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Most players are not breaking the Official Secrets Act and are most likely just having the sort of small talk any colleagues would in an office environment.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
And small talk may help to pass the time but doesn’t invest that time with learning or vibrance or novelty.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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