conversationist

Example Sentences

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To form a perfect conversationist, many qualifications are requisite.

From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza

The ornate and well-rounded periods of the conversationist are not more in request, nowadays, than were the high-sounding sentiments of Joseph Surface to Sir Peter Teazle, when experience had shown him their emptiness.

From Modern Society by Howe, Julia Ward

As a conversationist, Sidney Smith stood high among the highest—a Saul among a tribe of Titans.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

When the delightful conversationist wrote, the deception ceased.

From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Disraeli, Isaac

He was expert at fence, had some skill in drawing, and was a ready and eloquent conversationist and declaimer.

From International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 by Various