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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In between tidbits of small talk, Mosley, Luis Perez, Karola Vargas and Arianna Blanco, sitting around picnic tables, divulged details about what happened behind closed doors in the jury room.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
As investigators searched the area with the bamboo again, Horner smoked cigarettes and seemed relaxed, making small talk about his favorite foods, work schedules and the weather.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
What starts with small talk and charcuterie spirals into unexpected places.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Friedman isn’t suggesting that the point of going to Harvard is to learn which fork to use or how to make small talk with the ultrawealthy on the Riviera.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
As investigators searched the area with the bamboo again, Horner smoked cigarettes and seemed relaxed, making small talk about his favorite foods, work schedules and the weather.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
What starts with small talk and charcuterie spirals into unexpected places.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Friedman isn’t suggesting that the point of going to Harvard is to learn which fork to use or how to make small talk with the ultrawealthy on the Riviera.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 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 14 Apr. 2026.
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