engage in conversation

Example Sentences

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I was with Muhammad Ali, who was in the depths of his Parkinson’s, and I’m talking to him and trying to engage in conversation, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“It’s a very difficult time. What I hope is that we can engage in conversation and discourse that understands this is not binary and appreciates that we are talking about real human beings.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023

"For me, it's been a way to begin to start opening up and forming friendships when I might not otherwise be willing to engage in conversation."

From BBC • May 18, 2023

“We regularly engage in conversation around the future with all of our partners, but to be clear, we have not opened the contractual negotiation window with the Big 12 at this time.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

The idea that a Thai and a Laotian could not engage in conversation without an elephant trudging through it almost tickled him to tears.

From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)