light talk
Example Sentences
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The light talk was punctuated by a few delicately probing questions and long, revelatory answers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2023
The sailors, all from the Philippines, are a little tired-looking and taciturn, but they crowd around Chapman and DeLeon for light talk in English and Tagalog.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022
It was mostly fun, light talk radio fare, but it started to get chippy over the question of “Who was the last team to win it all?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2020
Nixon was subdued but gracious as Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope made light talk to lift his spirits.
From Time Magazine Archive
For his promised wife he had never anything but light talk and merry jests; Hedwig knew only the pleasant but superficial side of his character, which he showed to the world generally.
From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
