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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Provide questions that go deeper than typical small talk.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
That should’ve been that, but my Midwestern manners got the best of me, and my first question to the two-time Emmy winner, one-time Tony winner, and all-time comic great became nothing more than polite, near-rhetorical, small talk.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Some colleges have taken it upon themselves to better prepare young workers for the professional world, like by offering classes to practice making small talk, or boot camps to build career-readiness skills.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Prep topics beforehand, ask a lot of questions, do not fear small talk but don’t be afraid to go deeper quickly.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
That should’ve been that, but my Midwestern manners got the best of me, and my first question to the two-time Emmy winner, one-time Tony winner, and all-time comic great became nothing more than polite, near-rhetorical, small talk.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Some colleges have taken it upon themselves to better prepare young workers for the professional world, like by offering classes to practice making small talk, or boot camps to build career-readiness skills.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Prep topics beforehand, ask a lot of questions, do not fear small talk but don’t be afraid to go deeper quickly.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 22 May 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 12 Jun. 2025.
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