conversed

past tense of converse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of conversed Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours. Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 For a moment, two referees from the Falcons’ seventh training camp practice looked at each other, conversed and truly didn’t know what to rule. Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026 But today’s linguistic diversity may be only the shadow of a time when humans conversed in 10 times as many tongues. Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 July 2026 But the writers have conversed with one another and have been living in this world for so long. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 July 2026 As the players conversed and enjoyed their afternoon off, a curious Andrés, then 18 years old, peered through the kitchen window, too shy to join the conversation. Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Dame Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Karen Elson, Karlie Kloss, and Donatella Versace conversed in front of a Rothko, estimated at $80 million. Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026 Reunions everywhere For almost an hour before the teams squared off, Warriors guard Pat Spencer sat next to and conversed with his younger brother Cam, a shooting guard on the Grizzlies. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026 Voices conversed in friendly banter as a speaker boomed old Motown hits and even some Jethro Tull. Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversed
Verb
  • Many of the players Fleury chatted with during preseason games, though, won’t be counted on often during the regular season.
    Andrew Destin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • At the end of the night, guests chatted about where the afterparty was, as amfAR eschewed hosting one this year.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The voters who crowded into community halls, courthouses and a university lecture hall talked openly about Newsom’s presidential ambitions, even as Democrats try to keep the focus on November’s midterm elections.
    Steve Peoples, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Trump talked to Warsh repeatedly, a report publicly backed by several of his aides.
    Steve Liesman, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Conversed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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