patter
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Despite the solemn themes of his songs, Kahan avoids self-seriousness by regularly poking fun at his own lyrics, partially camouflaging anguished music behind comedic patter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Immigration enforcement officers had only come by once in the past five years, when he was out, Surchi said during his sales patter.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
It is tiresome to hear servers deliver endless preplanned patter at the table, says Milioulis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
We banged out meals for a while, Lydia amusing us with her usual patter, Tommy dunking clams and shrimp into hot grease, the usual ebb and flow of a busy kitchen.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2000
She stood at the foot of the stairs and called them, but there was no answering patter of running feet, only the steady tick-tock of the old clock in the hallway.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
Vocabulary lists containing patter
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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