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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Some talk over Zoom; others post on Facebook or Reddit.
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Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the crime is solved, and the Silvers gather around the table for a meal — in this case Shabbat dinner led by Mae and her father, Reverend Edwin Peters (Ernie Hudson) — and talk over the week’s events.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Vance tried to say something more, but Stephanopoulos talked over him and went to a commercial break.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Those restrictions came after the US introduced a slew of its own export controls targeting China in late September, despite the two sides seemingly making progress in trade talks over the summer.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
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Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the crime is solved, and the Silvers gather around the table for a meal — in this case Shabbat dinner led by Mae and her father, Reverend Edwin Peters (Ernie Hudson) — and talk over the week’s events.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Vance tried to say something more, but Stephanopoulos talked over him and went to a commercial break.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Those restrictions came after the US introduced a slew of its own export controls targeting China in late September, despite the two sides seemingly making progress in trade talks over the summer.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 13 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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