patter

Example Sentences

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Immigration enforcement officers had only come by once in the past five years, when he was out, Surchi said during his sales patter.

From BBC

The patter of the street and the patter of the studio share a relentless optimism for the big break.

From Los Angeles Times

He was 27, an aspiring cop with a Hollywood apartment and a glib patter that reminded people of a used-car salesman.

From Los Angeles Times

We banged out meals for a while, Lydia amusing us with her usual patter, Tommy dunking clams and shrimp into hot grease, the usual ebb and flow of a busy kitchen.

From Salon

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