How to Use sweet talk in a Sentence

sweet talk

noun
  • Just in case that gave Reba a leg up, don't let her sweet talk you.
    USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
  • UConn needs help and has issues that sweet talking can’t solve.
    Mike Anthony, courant.com, 7 June 2018
  • Before the real fight begins, my group and I sweet talk our way to the media and VIP entrance.
    Christine Flammia, Esquire, 27 Aug. 2017
  • President Trump isn't known for his sweet talk -- but his sweet toss is now world-famous.
    Adam Shaw, Fox News, 22 June 2018
  • Some quick notes on everyone else: Aimee finally breaks up with Steve after a sweet talk with Adam's mom Maureen.
    Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire, 22 Sep. 2021
  • What confuses matters is all this sweet talk, followed by the vanishing act.
    Gabrielle Ulubay, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Virginia tried to sweet talk West Virginia into getting back together, but West Virginia held strong.
    Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Our nurturing aspect helps to basically sweet talk [offenders] into the back of our cars and into handcuffs.
    Caitlin Doornbos, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • But the crust also has a teasing quality, as if its flavors and textures sweet talk you for a couple of tantalizing seconds, then disappear forever.
    Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Normandy’s sweet talk follows similar moves by Paris and other European capitals to lure banking giants based in London’s financial district.
    Elena Berton, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2018

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