small talk
Example Sentences
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When Vladimir Putin was captured by a hot mic telling Xi Jinping that humans could achieve immortality by replacing their organs, some dismissed the exchange as eccentric small talk between aging autocrats.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Some, the executive said, were using powerful premium-tier models to answer the simplest of questions, or just engage in small talk.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The 44-year-old listened to her colleagues’ speeches and those of other hopefuls, made small talk with fellow members and then left.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
The state is the kind of place where small talk about the weather turns into a half-hour conversation about life; a place where citizens greet or wave to strangers while driving or walking past them.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
She was picking through some file and making small talk while I sat there thinking about Eddie.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
