on speaking terms

Example Sentences

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The report, citing unidentified sources, said the two had not been on speaking terms for "several weeks", with the Clippers believing Paul had become "disruptive."

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

"I don't really do hurt feelings very much ... but it's a big regret that Nicola and I are no longer on speaking terms," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

Relations will most likely return to what they were between Argentina's current Peronist President Alberto Fernandez and Brazil's Bolsonaro, who were not on speaking terms, he said.

From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023

No longer on speaking terms, Termendzhyan told their father at a birthday party for his mother the following year that he wanted out of the project.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2023

Spoken conversation is instinctive because social interaction is instinctive: we speak to those with whom we are on speaking terms.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker