How to Use conversationalist in a Sentence

conversationalist

noun
  • She's not much of a conversationalist.
  • There are many men who are awkward and not good conversationalists.
    — Monique Judge, The Root, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Whether alive or dead, Jericho is still just an infant, so not much of a conversationalist.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • My first season sitting in a blind waiting for ducks taught me to be a better conversationalist.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2020
  • Exactly the type who would make an ideal conversationalist over a few drinks.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Etzioni is a great conversationalist, and was in a much less dreamy and more direct mode than Hoffman.
    — Mike Pearl, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
  • People come here for the music, and the crowd hushes conversationalists.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Good conversationalists are interested in what others have to say rather than filling the air with the sound of their own voices.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Good conversationalists are interested in what others have to say rather than feel pressured to fill the air with the sound of their own voices.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Sorrentino has a brilliant mind and is a great conversationalist.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The other had traveled widely and was a skilled conversationalist.
    — Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Her perfect man is loyal, caring and a great conversationalist.
    — Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • And be a good conversationalist by being curious about others’ lives.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Bear in mind, some people are more willing conversationalists than others, and as always, use discretion.
    — Matthew De Silva, Quartz at Work, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Roosevelt was able to be both a conversationalist and a serious orator.
    — Washington Post, 16 June 2024
  • Good conversationalists know how to keep a conversation alive.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • What does being a good conversationalist have to do with being an effective networker?
    — Kimberly Thompson, Houston Chronicle, 18 May 2018
  • For a guy who deflects essential questions about his new film and career, Garland is a great conversationalist.
    — Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Right now, Pi is designed to be an empathetic listener and good conversationalist, and not much else.
    — Byjeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 June 2023
  • As a conversationalist and as an author, Oyeyemi is the queen of the sidelong glance, the misdirection, the parable that can be taken two ways.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2021
  • And her saving grace was her daughter Shelly, who served as caregiver, conversationalist and confidante.
    — Scott Maxwell, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 July 2018
  • Facebook tributes remembered Timms for his skill as a barber and conversationalist.
    — Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2021
  • Anka, a thoughtful conversationalist who shares stories with the sagacity of someone who has lived a fascinating life, is talking about his present.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Weiss was astounded by Burgess’s skills as a conversationalist, his easy charisma and his connections to the world’s most important people.
    — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 10 Jan. 2017
  • The movie also benefits, of course, from Richie, one of music’s most appealing conversationalists.
    — Mikael Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Jayde, the expert conversationalist, can be seen engaging in cute talks with Robinson and her father on Instagram.
    — Annette Ejiofor, NBC News, 9 May 2017
  • Silverblatt was different from one of the other all-time great book conversationalists, Chicago’s Studs Terkel.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • In person, cover star Alexander Skarsgård is a witty and warm conversationalist.
    — Kristina O’Neill, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2018
  • Some people who have met DeSantis earlier this year described the governor as a poor conversationalist with donors.
    — Hannah Knowles and Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2022
  • An odd start — but what emerges from the collection is not Jo Walton, writer, but Jo Walton, conversationalist.
    — Amal El-Mohtar, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018

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