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Examples of small talk in a Sentence
They made small talk while waiting for the meeting to start.
at the corporate get-together we made the obligatory small talk with some people from the home office
Recent Examples on the Web
The connections that begin with small talk often end up being surprisingly rich.
—Julia Cho, New York Times, 21 May 2024
The study also found that small talk improves the emotional aspects of staffers’ working lives.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined above
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“Small talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20talk. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
small talk
noun
: light or informal conversation
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