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The two men square off with verbal arguments regarding the acre’s worth of gray area between right and wrong, and while Crowe’s character has righteousness on his side, Washington’s gangster has both the gift of gab and a knack for knocking such simplistic notions into the dirt.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
Washington nails Malcolm’s steely militancy and gift of gab, but the performance goes far deeper, examining the early failings and eventual righteous fury that transformed him into a once-in-a-lifetime political figure.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
Sheila would call him the mayor for his hand-shaking, baby-kissing, gift of gab.
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Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
But that doesn't mean that all kids with the gift of gab have more going on that needs to be evaluated.
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Emily Edlynn, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
New Haven’s Rabbi Moshe Hecht, who had a gift of gab, was planning to travel on vacation to Israel.
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Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
If so, what’s your go-to? Lebowitz: The gift of gab.
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Chloe Malle, Vogue, 9 July 2024
The younger Foley had his father’s gift of gab and survival skills, however, Jane couldn’t be more different than Axel.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
During Dead & Company’s current run of 30 shows at Las Vegas’ Sphere, no one is exercising the gift of gab on stage.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2024
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First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
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“Gift of gab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20of%20gab. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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