engage in conversation

Example Sentences

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“He’s your boss, so if he comes up to you and wants to engage in conversation, you’re obligated to,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024

"She didn't want to engage in conversation when it came to the war," Mr Van Heerden added.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024

“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

Andretti said he’s been stonewalled in trying to engage in conversation with Domenicali, who earlier this week was feted by 1978 F1 champion Mario Andretti at the National Italian American Foundation.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

At the same time if he happened to engage in conversation with white people in the presence of Negroes, he would often take occasion to introduce some striking remark on slavery.

From A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia by Brawley, Benjamin Griffith