How to Use on speaking terms in a Sentence

on speaking terms

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• By this point, the two of us were barely on speaking terms.
  — Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• The Underwoods are no longer on speaking terms with their son.
  — Chiara Eisner, Wired, 21 Oct. 2020
• Teresa, 50, and Melissa have not been on speaking terms in months.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
• Teresa, 50, and Melissa have not been on speaking terms in months.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
• Fifty years later, very few of the people on this album are on speaking terms.
  — Joe Hagan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2021
• But for the majority of the war, the two generals weren't even on speaking terms.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2022
• In 2020, many world leaders were barely on speaking terms.
  — Jake Sullivan, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
• The two were previously best friends, but appear to no longer be on speaking terms.
  — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
• Now the pair has an icy relationship and are barely on speaking terms.
  — Melanie Zanona and Alex Rogers, CNN, 14 July 2021
• William and Harry, by all accounts, are still barely on speaking terms.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 1 July 2021
• In the trailer for season four of The Kardashians, the sisters remain at odds and are barely on speaking terms.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
• Still, by 1958, neither mammal was on speaking terms with each other.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2021
• For a period, Ward wasn’t on speaking terms with Stortz or most council members.
  — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2022
• For dads no longer on speaking terms with Mr. Coffee, the easiest way to get a tasty, balanced, less-bitter cup is to use an AeroPress.
  — WIRED, 13 June 2023
• The two nonprofits are not on speaking terms, said Silverio.
  — al, 10 Apr. 2023
• By 1982, Freud and Bacon -- two pillars of British contemporary art -- were not on speaking terms.
  — Leah Dolan, CNN, 15 June 2022
• Since skipping the wedding, Giudice and the Gorgas haven't been on speaking terms, exchanging blows in the press and on their respective podcasts.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
• As the show begins in the 1970s Franklin is no longer on speaking terms with his longtime collaborator, lyricist and playwright Charley.
  — Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• Here is the complete story, in the voices of Taylor and Gracey — who, again, are no longer on speaking terms and were interviewed separately.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2023
• The pair are now on speaking terms, though their mother-son relationship remains long distance.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
• Inviting everyone to the same social event would, indeed, be awkward, as your sister and the social circle are no longer on speaking terms.
  — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
• Today, China and the US are barely on speaking terms, and the idea of strategic autonomy means that Europe increasingly needs to look out for itself.
  — Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 28 May 2022
• Unfortunately, things are really rough right now, and the two aren't on speaking terms, according to People.
  — Women's Health, 10 Feb. 2023
• It's been said that Diana was not on speaking terms with her grandmother, perhaps because of her separation from Charles a year earlier.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• The Arizona governor left Trump so irritated after shutting down his voter fraud claims in a Twitter threat last year that the two men are not currently on speaking terms.
  — Gabby Orr, CNN, 27 May 2021
• Diana was reportedly not on speaking terms with her mother before her tragic 1997 death.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• Montiel recalls another vigil with a dying mother who wasn’t on speaking terms with her only relative, a 40-year-old son.
  — Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2020
• Even Peltz’s top deputies are fleeing in droves, with former heir apparent and son-in-law Ed Garden no longer on speaking terms with Peltz after leaving the firm and acknowledging the business model is broken.
  — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
• Except a writers strike hovers over the industry, casting into doubt what a September Emmys might look like, and whether Hollywood will be up and running – or on speaking terms – come show time.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 11 July 2023
• Family work:Family businesses: 8 rules for working with your relatives that will keep you on speaking terms 4.
  — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024