How to Use make conversation in a Sentence
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Schereéya was wearing a Washington and Lee sweatshirt, and hoped the stranger might notice that and make conversation.
—Francesca Street, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
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The real Diana would wander off to the kitchen to visit the cooks or to make conversation with the sailors aboard the royal yachts, or play the piano in the staff quarters, Harris explained.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2021
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Hudgens was also there, and a photo shows that the former pair ran into each other at one point, but didn't seem to make conversation.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Mar. 2023
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But Hannah, a frontrunner, struggles to make conversation and open up to Colton.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
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No spaces seem safe for the frictions or disagreements that make conversation go.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
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In reality, a lot of us just want to hang out with our own peeps and not feel the need to make conversation with someone simply because our elbows are touching.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020
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Plus, a crowded restaurant on a first date can be overwhelming and make conversation that much more difficult.
—Pauleanna Reid, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2021
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Lady Bird, sitting between Yarborough and her husband, tried to make conversation but soon gave up.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2021
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At breakfast in the barn, after selecting from a tasting menu, two couples seated near one another make conversation for a minute.
—Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country, 8 June 2022
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Neighborhood singing was a balm — connection without the pressure of having to make conversation.
—New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
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The game quickly gained a devoted following with its easygoing gameplay, which features the user as the lone barista and café owner, whose only objectives are to make conversation and hot drinks.
—Lillian Brown, Wired, 29 Jan. 2021
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Is the rambunctious person trying to make conversation?
—Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
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Holler Studios’ sticker characters have been used by consumers to make conversation on messaging apps.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2022
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Many of the Wanhua tea shops are relatively innocent: clients are mostly older men who have tea with middle-age hostesses who keep them company and make conversation.
—Michael Zennie, Time, 21 May 2021
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Introverts can learn to make conversation, step outside their comfort zones and ask for help; extroverts can learn to listen, have deeper conversations, and be alone with their thoughts and reflect quietly.
—Cari Shane, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2022
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Further attempts to make conversation and give her water backfired as Gaitan burst into tears on camera, apparently overcome with emotion over her terrifying ordeal.
—Fox News, 30 Sep. 2020
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