trivial conversation

Example Sentences

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As Aidan shuffles, body language becomes the central voice, saying everything about his past while a trivial conversation occurs in the present.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2023

Her motivations for doing so always have to do with the fact that I did not demonstrate “enough deference/respect/sympathy” toward her in some trivial conversation leading up to my visit.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2016

These days I take my crossword to the set with me and I'll nap every now and then and get involved in trivial conversation.

From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2013

I heard from several people who commute with colleagues of the opposite sex, and they said the ride consisted of trivial conversation and lots of listening to NPR.

From Slate • Dec. 27, 2011

After about twenty minutes of trivial conversation with Aunt Consuelo and Elvio, he got up, walked over to her, and dropped a twenty-dollar bill into her lap.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty