small talk

noun

: light or casual conversation : chitchat

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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Officers who were staging for the undercover operation reported that Schoonover engaged in small talk with them with before entering a room at the hotel. —

Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 Sometimes the cars stacked up as people made small talk with her at the drive-through window. —

John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 Rather than making small talk, ask things that matter. —

Jodie Cook, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 But in the end, most riders’ favorite thing about Waymo wasn’t efficiency, or price, or safety, but not having to be in a car with another human—never underestimate how few people enjoy small talk with drivers, even if the trade-off for quiet is a slightly glitchy ride. —

Michelle Weber, Longreads, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for small talk