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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Shared creative flow fosters faster bonding than small talk.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Lulls and awkwardness in small talk are normal, says Bonfil.
—Seraphina Seow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Chatter and small talk in a restless legislative chamber of state lawmakers hushed when House Speaker Adrienne Jones, a Baltimore County Democrat, announced that the Maryland Second Look Act was under consideration by the body.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Instead, Lola and her parents make small talk about dating.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Lulls and awkwardness in small talk are normal, says Bonfil.
—Seraphina Seow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Chatter and small talk in a restless legislative chamber of state lawmakers hushed when House Speaker Adrienne Jones, a Baltimore County Democrat, announced that the Maryland Second Look Act was under consideration by the body.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Instead, Lola and her parents make small talk about dating.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
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 23 May. 2025.
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