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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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The connections that begin with small talk often end up being surprisingly rich.
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Julia Cho, New York Times, 21 May 2024
The study also found that small talk improves the emotional aspects of staffers’ working lives.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 May 2024
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Julia Cho, New York Times, 21 May 2024
The study also found that small talk improves the emotional aspects of staffers’ working lives.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 May 2024
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 31 May. 2024.
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