chitchat

Example Sentences

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Why spend energy on casual chitchat when Viv was always ready to dive deep?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

The school system’s chief financial officer, for example, doesn’t want to chitchat and won’t share data until he knows what you’ll do with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

“We’re getting exercise, but also being able to chitchat afterwards and meet more book lovers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

I knocked and walked into the room, starting with the usual idle chitchat.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

We chitchat about the party, about the entertainment, about the food, and then he makes a joke about avoiding punch since training.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins