idle chatter

Example Sentences

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The episode is full of idle chatter: Wilkins explains that she’s had to change her posting habits since getting booed up with the head of the FBI.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

Sometimes it was a place for idle chatter about the rhythms of life, sports, music, love.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2024

Like Havel, he hated idle chatter and would reply to discussions on the wrongs of the world with, "Well, what are we going to do about it?"

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2023

Meanwhile, your relationship with her takes on an easier rapport since you secured that seat; maybe you even sprinkle in some idle chatter or a wry observation with your drink order.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2023

She glanced at Archer, thinking back to the night they’d met: Hatchet’s men trekking through the jungle, the smell of the roast and the idle chatter of his crew.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee