engage in conversation
Example Sentences
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“He’s your boss, so if he comes up to you and wants to engage in conversation, you’re obligated to,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024
“It’s a very difficult time. What I hope is that we can engage in conversation and discourse that understands this is not binary and appreciates that we are talking about real human beings.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023
"For me, it's been a way to begin to start opening up and forming friendships when I might not otherwise be willing to engage in conversation."
From BBC • May 18, 2023
“Do your best to pass the mashed potatoes and not engage in conversation with anyone,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2021
The two captains of the forecastle—one, I shrewdly think, Dutch, the other English, though both had English names—would engage in conversation with me at times, mingling deference and conscious superior experience in due proportion.
From From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
