causerie

Example Sentences

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Whatever was the nature of His Majesty's causerie he arrived at Santander seemingly more spruce and sprightly than ever.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had lived much in Paris, where he studied impressionism and perfected his natural talent for causerie and his inborn preference for the hedonistic view of life.

From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Zangwill, Israel

Ses mouvements étaient vifs et devenaient d'une pétulance extraordinaire dans la conversation; il fuyait les discussions et les vains combats de paroles, mais c'était pour mieux jouir du charme d'une causerie intime.

From Essays of Schopenhauer by Schopenhauer, Arthur

Up to this time, he had observed a profound silence; but for all that, I fancied he was not disinclined to a little causerie.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne

This could no longer--it was impossible--be the mere inspiration of the moment, and only a harmless causerie.

From Quisisana, or Rest at Last by Spielhagen, Friedrich