light talk
Example Sentences
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The light talk was punctuated by a few delicately probing questions and long, revelatory answers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2023
The sailors, all from the Philippines, are a little tired-looking and taciturn, but they crowd around Chapman and DeLeon for light talk in English and Tagalog.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022
It was mostly fun, light talk radio fare, but it started to get chippy over the question of “Who was the last team to win it all?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2020
They long for the light, talk about the darkness, condemn it.
From Time Magazine Archive
When making an attempt to sparkle in small talk, dinner-guests should remember that the line of demarcation between light talk and buffoonery may become dangerously delicate.
From Conversation What to Say and How to Say it by Conklin, Mary Greer
