colloquy

Example Sentences

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Kagan built off Barrett’s colloquy to ask whether there is any other place in federal law “where ‘regulate’ includes taxing power.”

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025

The opening exchange is treated as cross-examination masquerading as comradely colloquy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023

He attached a printout of his colloquy with the bot, which shows it tossing out words like “sure” and “certainly!”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023

“When something was wrong, there was a real colloquy between the court and Congress. The court would say, ‘Hey, this doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.’

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2022

Now then, their colloquy at an end, they went their ways—Athena toward illustrious Lakedaimon far over sea, to join Odysseus’ son.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer