fast talk
Example Sentences
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After buying a cheap, cream-colored suit from the cousin of a street vendor, young Carl managed to fast-talk his way into getting hired as a copyboy at The Evening Star, then the chief rival of The Washington Post.
From New York Times
“He hates blandishing fast-talk that sounds like doublespeak,” said Chris Jennings, a former health policy aide who engaged frequently with Biden when he was vice president.
From Seattle Times
Trip had the quickest tongue of anyone in the troupe, which made him the best man for the job of making sure no one tried to fast-talk or bully their way inside.
From Literature
There's no legal fast-talk that can get the Supreme Court to rule again in a manner that ignores an amendment to the Constitution.
From US News
But as “Trespass” develops, its greedy, calculating paterfamilias responds to the intruders’ murder threats by trying to bluff his way out of trouble using the same kind of deal-making fast-talk he is heard spouting to a client in the movie’s opening scene.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
