How to Use smack talk in a Sentence
smack talk
noun-
There hasn't been a lot of smack talk on the podium at the Yum Center.
— Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2019 -
So after a week of Crimson smack talk, Male was ready to shut some mouths on the field.
— J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2022 -
Some of Stoops' players, current and former, joined in on the smack talk.
— Brooks Holton, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022 -
Upstairs, there's more smack talk between the two groups.
— Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 22 June 2022 -
Yes, the smack talk has begun before turkey and yams have been served.
— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022 -
The small rosters put the receiver on the defensive side as well that day and smack talk from the Sanchez team lit a fire.
— Kassidy Hill, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2022 -
Ahead of Friday's tee off -- staged the day after Thanksgiving -- both teams have ramped up the smack talk.
— Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Nov. 2020 -
On top of all the music, there was, of course, plenty of good-natured smack talk between Fat Joe and Ja Rule.
— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2021 -
At some point during the dog days of training camp, Michigan's defense caught wind of some smack talk.
— Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2017 -
It’s all about empowering you to have that back and forth, that smack talk, checking in with your friends, et cetera.
— Tim Casey, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 -
No teenager in the real world has ever been as eloquent at smack talk as Chloe Price.
— Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2017 -
The crowd was engaged and several fans yelled smack talk to Griffin and Harden throughout the night.
— Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2021 -
The foursome engaged in a healthy amount of smack talk to hype the event, but it was relatively muted during the round.
— BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2021 -
As the scene grew, and the regional smack talk percolated, these fledgling gamers felt the need to settle scores.
— Luke Winkie, The Atlantic, 5 May 2021 -
Yes, indeed, in these days of flash over substance, where wild bat flips, 100-mph fastballs and smack talk will get you on video game covers, there is Gallen.
— Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023 -
Who would have guessed that both Inferni twins were going to be that terrible at smack talk?
— Devon Maloney, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2021 -
But players pulled it together to curb Team Williams' rally and defend their smack talk.
— Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2021 -
Many of the best sprinters seem to channel the pre-game smack talk of boxers, shouting to high heavens that their opponents are going down.
— Sean Gregory/tokyo, Time, 24 July 2021 -
The Drake-Wall playoffs smack talk started before this on Instagram.
— Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, 17 Apr. 2018 -
There’s always some annoyance and some pestering and some smack talk.
— Dan Snierson, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2019 -
His sense of humor and mastery of the art of smack talk has been well-documented among writers, contributing to the story of his career.
— NBC News, 7 Sep. 2021 -
While there’s been some banning of iconic Philly goods in Boston, and visa versa, bakery smack talk is about as far as the pre-game vitriol from Pats fans has gone.
— Julia Terruso, Philly.com, 25 Jan. 2018 -
The Nationals fans had plenty of smack talk for Bryce, including mentioning his then 4-week-old son Krew.
— Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023 -
There was plenty of smack talk between the fan bases back in the summer, but the recent negativity has left both sides a bit deflated.
— Scott Dochterman, ajc, 23 Nov. 2017 -
Between the audacious smack talk between players on the turf and the raucous cheers from the stands until the final seconds, all in attendance seemed to enjoy the show in the evening sunshine.
— Matt Nevala, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2021 -
Wagr believes consumers will be willing to pay a platform fee in order to have access to a one-stop service that handles the odds, payments and smack talk.
— Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 16 June 2021 -
So, in an effort to combat any bad vibes, Bryan wrapped Tebow’s Heisman in a Georgia hoodie and pledged to spend the next day putting the trophy to good use while serving up some serious smack talk.
— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2020 -
But the smack talk appears to be more measured going into the season, perhaps because everyone seems to want Alabama and Notre Dame to lose.
— Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2021 -
For Nairn and Andrzejewski, training provides more time to compare notes on Ocean City, the great seafood back home and even some occasional smack talk.
— Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 25 Aug. 2020 -
After nearly two years, plenty of smack talk, and a freak accident injury, the world's biggest fight is finally set on the calendar.
— Brett Williams, Men's Health, 9 Feb. 2022
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