How to Use on speaking terms in a Sentence

on speaking terms

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• The Underwoods are no longer on speaking terms with their son.
  — Chiara Eisner, Wired, 21 Oct. 2020
• Fifty years later, very few of the people on this album are on speaking terms.
  — Joe Hagan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2021
• Now the pair has an icy relationship and are barely on speaking terms.
  — Melanie Zanona and Alex Rogers, CNN, 14 July 2021
• The two were previously best friends, but appear to no longer be on speaking terms.
  — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
• William and Harry, by all accounts, are still barely on speaking terms.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 1 July 2021
• Teresa, 50, and Melissa have not been on speaking terms in months.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
• But for the majority of the war, the two generals weren't even on speaking terms.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2022
• In the wake of a legal battle, the two are no longer on speaking terms, however Hugo’s voice is still in the movie.
  — Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
• Still, by 1958, neither mammal was on speaking terms with each other.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2021
• The pair are now on speaking terms, though their mother-son relationship remains long distance.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
• For a period, Ward wasn’t on speaking terms with Stortz or most council members.
  — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2022
• Inviting everyone to the same social event would, indeed, be awkward, as your sister and the social circle are no longer on speaking terms.
  — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
• In the trailer for season four of The Kardashians, the sisters remain at odds and are barely on speaking terms.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
• Porsha and Shamea are no longer on speaking terms after a rocky past year, exacerbated by a heated post-reunion text exchange.
  — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
• During her appearance on his podcast, Cohn told Lewis that the three women were back on speaking terms with the person who tried to cut a deal for a spinoff.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 July 2024
• Diana was reportedly not on speaking terms with her mother before her tragic 1997 death.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• Unfortunately, things are really rough right now, and the two aren't on speaking terms, according to People.
  — Women's Health, 10 Feb. 2023
• Montiel recalls another vigil with a dying mother who wasn’t on speaking terms with her only relative, a 40-year-old son.
  — Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2020
• The two had not been on speaking terms since the ’90s, when the Roots, the Fugees, and Goodie Mob were on the road together.
  — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
• Here is the complete story, in the voices of Taylor and Gracey — who, again, are no longer on speaking terms and were interviewed separately.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2023
• Since skipping the wedding, Giudice and the Gorgas haven't been on speaking terms, exchanging blows in the press and on their respective podcasts.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
• It's been said that Diana was not on speaking terms with her grandmother, perhaps because of her separation from Charles a year earlier.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• By 1982, Freud and Bacon -- two pillars of British contemporary art -- were not on speaking terms.
  — Leah Dolan, CNN, 15 June 2022
• Executives who’ve confirmed that Comcast and Diamond are once again on speaking terms caution that the adversaries remain leagues apart on a number of key deal points.
  — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 July 2024
• As the show begins in the 1970s Franklin is no longer on speaking terms with his longtime collaborator, lyricist and playwright Charley.
  — Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• How likely, for example, are my wife and I to get back on speaking terms after giving each other a cold shoulder ever since the second Reagan administration?
  — Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2024
• The brothers have reportedly not been on speaking terms since the publication of Harry’s 2023 memoir, Spare.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
• Today, China and the US are barely on speaking terms, and the idea of strategic autonomy means that Europe increasingly needs to look out for itself.
  — Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 28 May 2022
• Except a writers strike hovers over the industry, casting into doubt what a September Emmys might look like, and whether Hollywood will be up and running – or on speaking terms – come show time.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 11 July 2023
• Laird, a homemaker, was Roman Catholic; although neither parent was particularly religious, their families weren’t on speaking terms.
  — New York Times, 20 July 2021