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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The two sides had been in increasingly contentious talks over those limitations for months, Reuters first reported.
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Jack Queen, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
On Monday the House stripped took up the Senate’s version of the bill (SB 7040) to extend the fund, which expired last month, and put its preferred version, setting up talks over the issue during formal budget negotiations.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Ensure that nobody talks over anyone else too much.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Call the pediatrician first Another way to save is to call the pediatrician or nurse to talk over a problem before setting up an appointment.
—Deborah Skolnik, Parents, 1 Mar. 2026
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Jack Queen, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
On Monday the House stripped took up the Senate’s version of the bill (SB 7040) to extend the fund, which expired last month, and put its preferred version, setting up talks over the issue during formal budget negotiations.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Ensure that nobody talks over anyone else too much.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Call the pediatrician first Another way to save is to call the pediatrician or nurse to talk over a problem before setting up an appointment.
—Deborah Skolnik, Parents, 1 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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