not on speaking terms
Example Sentences
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Cloobeck, according to a detective’s testimony Monday, is not on speaking terms with Lavie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Sunny and Charlie were not on speaking terms long before the the family feud soon spilled into the public domain.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2023
The two nonprofits are not on speaking terms, said Silverio.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
“We were not on speaking terms for a little while,” she said, “but that’s not because of the transition.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2017
An innocent teenager in the middle of God’s green hell with no telephone, and not on speaking terms with her parents?
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
