Examples of small talk in a Sentence
They made small talk while waiting for the meeting to start.
at the corporate get-together we made the obligatory small talk with some people from the home office
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In his best work, Miller had a way of switching from grand stentorian speechifying to humble small talk.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Earlier that morning, Benz and her friends had sat for hours in the house’s backyard, trying to exhaust themselves with small talk and tired jokes about each other.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Kelce went further, listing a range of reasons someone might turn down a drink — reasons that aren’t owed to anyone making small talk.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
But Lilian’s least favorite activity was small talk.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Earlier that morning, Benz and her friends had sat for hours in the house’s backyard, trying to exhaust themselves with small talk and tired jokes about each other.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Kelce went further, listing a range of reasons someone might turn down a drink — reasons that aren’t owed to anyone making small talk.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
But Lilian’s least favorite activity was small talk.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for small talk
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“Small talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20talk. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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