chitchat

Example Sentences

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After some chitchat, the president asked him to whistle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

“You’re walking down the road. You see a coffee spot, get some coffee. Then you chitchat and then keep walking and do the same thing all over and over again.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“She can continue to chitchat with Kermit. And that was really charming for her and certainly charming for us. And how can you not have fun on a set like that?”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

I knocked and walked into the room, starting with the usual idle chitchat.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

The talks became chitchat and not much more.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher