on speaking terms

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The report, citing unidentified sources, said the two had not been on speaking terms for "several weeks", with the Clippers believing Paul had become "disruptive."

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Relations will most likely return to what they were between Argentina's current Peronist President Alberto Fernandez and Brazil's Bolsonaro, who were not on speaking terms, he said.

From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023

Sunny and Charlie were not on speaking terms long before the the family feud soon spilled into the public domain.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2023

No longer on speaking terms, Termendzhyan told their father at a birthday party for his mother the following year that he wanted out of the project.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2023

Intellectual familiarity bred a slow, glowering contempt; in a few months, they were barely on speaking terms.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee