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dialogue

[dahy-uh-lawg, -log] / ˈdaɪ əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /


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The film-makers also asked him to stick around for a scene, casting him as the train guard with a line of dialogue.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

By deemphasizing dialogue, their stunt work and visual effects seize the spotlight.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

A-Baki, born to Lebanese parents, was instrumental in brokering dialogue between Ecuador and Peru following their brief 1995 border war.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Statham has no intention of delivering more than the minimum of dialogue, let alone emoting.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

His lips move with the actors as they say his favorite lines of dialogue.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

A senior county official said the dialogues have been productive and could result in a resolution soon—a prospect that doesn’t sit well with the Fisher Island interests.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

"The two countries have a long history of backchannel dialogues," Markey notes, "and these have at times been effective ways to mitigate hostility and even to set the stage for more formal dialogues."

From BBC May 7, 2026

“We want dialogues and discussions where the Cubans are the protagonists.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2026

In a study published last month by the scientific journal Nature, academics including Cornell University's David Rand reported that human-AI dialogues may have a substantive effect on voters' electoral decisions.

From Barron's Jan. 15, 2026

“Most of what? The dialogues, you mean? What about later things? Plotinus?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

I have not dialogued with her about the book, nor have I had the opportunity to read it.

From The Guardian Jan. 19, 2016

At the end of the fifteenth century F. de Rojas wrote a dialogued story, Calisto e Melibœa, about two distressed lovers.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner

Through the dialogued story it led up to the drama.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner

Sophocles, however, so dialogued this part of the drama, that it has no appearance of a contrivance to instruct, but seems a natural conversation of the dramatis personæ.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by John Dunlop

Dialogue  is, indeed, the original word transferred bodily into the English language: διελογιζετο εν ἑαυτῳ—he dialogued in himself: his soul and he held a conversation on the subject.

From The Parables of Our Lord by William Arnot

“It feels like you’re dialoguing with your healthcare provider,” Merrill said.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

Interspersed throughout the story are black-and-white “mystical visions,” as Anderson calls them, in which Korda sees himself in heaven atoning for his sins and even dialoguing with God.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2025

“In the comments, these people are actually dialoguing, actually talking to each other,” Blaschko said.

From Slate Mar. 14, 2022

On one tune, “Craig and I started dialoguing, and I realized this wasn’t the usual ‘I’m soloing and you’re gonna comp,’ ” Carter recalled.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2017

And how could I do this better, than by dialoguing a little with him before them?

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 by Samuel Richardson




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