patter

Example Sentences

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She should co-present every award just to shut down the patter when it gets annoying.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

It is tiresome to hear servers deliver endless preplanned patter at the table, says Milioulis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

In 1964, he got a job at the R&B station KSOL, where he brought the Beatles and Rolling Stones into the station’s playlist and showed off his slick patter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Max Mutchnick and David Kohan co-created “Mid-Century Modern,” and its comedic timing and glib patter are reminiscent of their previous and more famous collaboration, “Will & Grace.”

From Salon • May 29, 2025

Her heart raced even faster than the patter of her shoes on the sidewalk.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord