How to Use conversationalist in a Sentence

conversationalist

noun

• She's not much of a conversationalist.
• Etzioni is a great conversationalist, and was in a much less dreamy and more direct mode than Hoffman.
  — Mike Pearl, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
• And as with most good things in life, a spa day is best enjoyed with a congenial conversationalist (i.e., your BFF).
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 11 Jan. 2023
• Whether alive or dead, Jericho is still just an infant, so not much of a conversationalist.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2021
• Good conversationalists are interested in what others have to say rather than feel pressured to fill the air with the sound of their own voices.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2019
• As a conversationalist and as an author, Oyeyemi is the queen of the sidelong glance, the misdirection, the parable that can be taken two ways.
  — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2021
• There are many men who are awkward and not good conversationalists.
  — Monique Judge, The Root, 17 Feb. 2018
• Good conversationalists are interested in what others have to say rather than filling the air with the sound of their own voices.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
• My first season sitting in a blind waiting for ducks taught me to be a better conversationalist.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2020
• People come here for the music, and the crowd hushes conversationalists.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023
• Exactly the type who would make an ideal conversationalist over a few drinks.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2022
• Traveler was a real joy to edit because the people on it were all like you: young, handsome, well informed, good conversationalists and so on and so forth.
  — Paul Brady, CNT, 23 Aug. 2017
• An odd start — but what emerges from the collection is not Jo Walton, writer, but Jo Walton, conversationalist.
  — Amal El-Mohtar, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
• The other had traveled widely and was a skilled conversationalist.
  — Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2020
• The very notion of being a good conversationalist now falls into the world of self-improvement and self-help, where the ability to speak to someone is a means to an end rather than a means toward making the world a more ambiguous place.
  — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
• For a guy who deflects essential questions about his new film and career, Garland is a great conversationalist.
  — Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2018
• But even still, she was remembered as a conversationalist -- albeit, a bit of a loud one -- and someone who was up for anything, including playing the slots at the nearby Casino Rama.
  — Fox News, 26 Apr. 2018
• Weiss was astounded by Burgess’s skills as a conversationalist, his easy charisma and his connections to the world’s most important people.
  — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 10 Jan. 2017
• John Ross was sitting in his locker (yes, in, not at) on Monday, flipping through his phone when an unwitting conversationalist brought the cameras and microphones.
  — Jim Owczarski, Cincinnati.com, 22 Aug. 2017
• Mitch Leary) is a man with many talents: a modern-day MacGyver who can build a gun out of plastic, an exceptional self-makeup and hair stylist, and a fantastic phone conversationalist.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Aug. 2023
• Jayde, the expert conversationalist, can be seen engaging in cute talks with Robinson and her father on Instagram.
  — Annette Ejiofor, NBC News, 9 May 2017
• Nothing that ought to have been understood about that war could have been gleaned from the tone and the disposition of the arguers alone—there were meek voices and furious partisans, civil conversationalists and rude wits on both sides.
  — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2020
• Sorrentino has a brilliant mind and is a great conversationalist.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Mar. 2022
• In an episode of Marc Maron’s podcast that underlined how far the ground had shifted (and moved the ground even farther), Wong whipped out a breast pump during her interview and proceeded to stupefy the famous conversationalist.
  — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 22 May 2018
• Bear in mind, some people are more willing conversationalists than others, and as always, use discretion.
  — Matthew De Silva, Quartz at Work, 29 Aug. 2019
• Albert Einstein died in 1955, but the physicist is still a prolific conversationalist.
  — Rachel Metz, Fortune, 7 July 2023
• The Zamorano Club, a men’s group named for the man who brought the first printing press to California, welcomed bibliophiles, oenophiles, foodies, collectors, art patrons, conversationalists, and tastemakers.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• And her saving grace was her daughter Shelly, who served as caregiver, conversationalist and confidante.
  — Scott Maxwell, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 July 2018
• Some people who have met DeSantis earlier this year described the governor as a poor conversationalist with donors.
  — Hannah Knowles and Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2022
• What does being a good conversationalist have to do with being an effective networker?
  — Kimberly Thompson, Houston Chronicle, 18 May 2018

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024