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 quiet in the air held too much meaning for two strangers making small talk.
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Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, the show lacks an engaging draw on that front as well, with its safe conversations that just barely surpass small talk.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
In fact, that’s exactly what happened to me on one particular occasion when the SVP, after some small talk, asked me a question that was clearly answered by the first bullet point in my most recent job.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But mostly his clients make small talk about relationships and bike routes and apartments.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, the show lacks an engaging draw on that front as well, with its safe conversations that just barely surpass small talk.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
In fact, that’s exactly what happened to me on one particular occasion when the SVP, after some small talk, asked me a question that was clearly answered by the first bullet point in my most recent job.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But mostly his clients make small talk about relationships and bike routes and apartments.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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 6 Sep. 2025.
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