talk over
verb
talked over; talking over; talks over
: to review or consider in conversation : discuss
Examples of talk over in a Sentence
your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip
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Windsor-Smith also cuts this dialogue into smaller pieces, sometimes causing dialogue to overlap other dialogue, as if the speakers are excitedly talking over one another.
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Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
But the document included few specifics, leaving a mountain of issues that will need to be addressed in technical talks over the next 60 days.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Until the situation in Lebanon settles down, talks over Iran’s nuclear program will take a back seat.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Their domestic rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid had held talks over a transfer for Silva but, in wake of Madrid emerging in pole position, were not planning to improve their existing proposals.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 17 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
But the document included few specifics, leaving a mountain of issues that will need to be addressed in technical talks over the next 60 days.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Until the situation in Lebanon settles down, talks over Iran’s nuclear program will take a back seat.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Their domestic rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid had held talks over a transfer for Silva but, in wake of Madrid emerging in pole position, were not planning to improve their existing proposals.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for talk over
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20over. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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