carry on conversation
Example Sentences
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Framed by gyrating backup dancers, Eighties pop star Taylor Dayne belted out her hit “Tell It to My Heart” as Olivia Palermo and husband Johannes Huebl attempted to carry on conversation amid the thunderous music.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2017
The princesses of Videha do not carry on conversation with the princes of Ajodhya.
From Tales from the Hindu Dramatists by Zemin, J. S.
The cows and chickens only need articulation to carry on conversation.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
"It was a long drive," says Fabian, presently, with all the air of a man who is determined to rouse himself—however against his will—and carry on conversation of some sort.
From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess
Much struggling occurred over the mutual endeavors to carry on conversation.
From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Henry, Stuart Oliver
