make conversation
idiom
: to say something in order to get a conversation started
"Where are you from?" he asked, trying to make conversation.
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While questions about safety still linger—the fear of falling off the edge is real—some have sought to make conversation pits that are accessible by everyone by adding access via ramps or stairs with railings.
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Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
Wisely, Baker has already spent some time showing us the workings of this club and the many different clients who come here: the old married guys, the awkward young guys, the ones who try to make conversation, the ones who remind the dancers of Jeffrey Dahmer.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 May 2024
Some automakers are pushing the limits even more -- evolving conveyances into personal assistants that can keep tabs on our daily routines and make conversation on those lonely and tiresome drives home.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
In restaurants, servers would come over to coo at him and make conversation with us in the process, despite the language barrier.
—Emily Siner, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
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Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
Wisely, Baker has already spent some time showing us the workings of this club and the many different clients who come here: the old married guys, the awkward young guys, the ones who try to make conversation, the ones who remind the dancers of Jeffrey Dahmer.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 May 2024
Some automakers are pushing the limits even more -- evolving conveyances into personal assistants that can keep tabs on our daily routines and make conversation on those lonely and tiresome drives home.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
In restaurants, servers would come over to coo at him and make conversation with us in the process, despite the language barrier.
—Emily Siner, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Make conversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20conversation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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