patter

Example Sentences

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The organisation's chief executive, wing commander Ian Cumming, said he would never forget Lamond's "cheeky patter".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

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 • Jul. 31, 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

I heard the young bonobos patter and make high-pitched calls as they fled.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer