idle chatter
Example Sentences
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The episode is full of idle chatter: Wilkins explains that she’s had to change her posting habits since getting booed up with the head of the FBI.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
Like Havel, he hated idle chatter and would reply to discussions on the wrongs of the world with, "Well, what are we going to do about it?"
From Reuters ● Nov. 12, 2023
Meanwhile, your relationship with her takes on an easier rapport since you secured that seat; maybe you even sprinkle in some idle chatter or a wry observation with your drink order.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2023
Now the playoff talk is no longer just idle chatter.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Kainene was looking at her woodenly, as if she had broken their unspoken rule and tried to start idle chatter.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
