talk of the town
Example Sentences
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“OAT spreads remain the talk of the town, with the 10-year OAT-Bund spread moving above 100bps,” says the senior European and U.K. rates strategist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande is the talk of the town for everyone at the moment and we actually looked at him when I was at Brentford, when he played for Spanish side Leganes.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Even if the U.S. doesn’t intervene in Greenland, this whole talk of the town about Greenland already represents a very powerful message to Moscow,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Jared Verse was the talk of the town before Sunday’s NFC divisional-round game between the Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025
The humiliations, so commonplace in the United States that they barely raised eyebrows, much less the interest of the press, were the talk of the town in the envoys’ home countries.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
