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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Both sides gave positive signals after trade talks over the weekend, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggesting Beijing would defer its controls on rare earths, while the US would pull back its 100% tariff threat and extend an earlier tariff truce.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Some respite may be on the horizon, however, after top US and Chinese trade officials held talks over the weekend and pledged to resume negotiations to lower tensions in their trade war as early as this week.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Some talk over Zoom; others post on Facebook or Reddit.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Steeped in dread and indignation, Watcher is feminist horror that imagines what Rear Window would be like if Jimmy Stewart were constantly talked over and dismissed.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Some respite may be on the horizon, however, after top US and Chinese trade officials held talks over the weekend and pledged to resume negotiations to lower tensions in their trade war as early as this week.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Some talk over Zoom; others post on Facebook or Reddit.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Steeped in dread and indignation, Watcher is feminist horror that imagines what Rear Window would be like if Jimmy Stewart were constantly talked over and dismissed.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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 4 Nov. 2025.
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