Examples of chitchat in a Sentence
We exchanged some chitchat about the weather.
a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while
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If this is true, the anonymous e-mailer, who worked at Domino’s with Webb, had inflated a report of some harmless chitchat between Crosby and her tenants into an actionable violation of jurors’ instructions not to discuss the case.
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James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
For decades, late-night TV has introduced trailblazers trying to break, or reinvent, the staid routine of stand-up monologues and celebrity chitchat.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Advertisement While a decline in idle chitchat among strangers in settings like grocery stores or restaurants may not seem as significant, research shows that, surprisingly, such small talk does a lot for our well-being.
—Markham Heid, Time, 28 Apr. 2026
Earle’s got a new reality show brewing with Netflix, so Cooper could make an appearance to chitchat.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
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James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
For decades, late-night TV has introduced trailblazers trying to break, or reinvent, the staid routine of stand-up monologues and celebrity chitchat.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Advertisement While a decline in idle chitchat among strangers in settings like grocery stores or restaurants may not seem as significant, research shows that, surprisingly, such small talk does a lot for our well-being.
—Markham Heid, Time, 28 Apr. 2026
Earle’s got a new reality show brewing with Netflix, so Cooper could make an appearance to chitchat.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Chitchat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chitchat. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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chitchat
noun
chit·chat
ˈchit-ˌchat 
: small talk, gossip
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