engage in conversation

Example Sentences

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I was with Muhammad Ali, who was in the depths of his Parkinson’s, and I’m talking to him and trying to engage in conversation, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

"She didn't want to engage in conversation when it came to the war," Mr Van Heerden added.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 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

“We regularly engage in conversation around the future with all of our partners, but to be clear, we have not opened the contractual negotiation window with the Big 12 at this time.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

People with hobbies are at once the easiest and most difficult persons with whom to engage in conversation.

From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.