idle chatter
Example Sentences
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The episode is full of idle chatter: Wilkins explains that she’s had to change her posting habits since getting booed up with the head of the FBI.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
And as the affable big man and his teammates prepared to face the Orlando Magic in this year’s opening round, he brushed off his assessment as idle chatter.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Like Havel, he hated idle chatter and would reply to discussions on the wrongs of the world with, "Well, what are we going to do about it?"
From Reuters ● Nov. 12, 2023
Meanwhile, your relationship with her takes on an easier rapport since you secured that seat; maybe you even sprinkle in some idle chatter or a wry observation with your drink order.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2023
She glanced at Archer, thinking back to the night they’d met: Hatchet’s men trekking through the jungle, the smell of the roast and the idle chatter of his crew.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
