chitchat

Example Sentences

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After about five minutes of chitchat, we landed on a satisfying framework.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Now, generational analysis seems to be everywhere; from TV comedies like Hacks and Only Murders in the Building, to office-place chitchat.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Why spend energy on casual chitchat when Viv was always ready to dive deep?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

“We’re getting exercise, but also being able to chitchat afterwards and meet more book lovers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

“I’ve no patience for all that helloing and chitchat about diapers! The baby’s on his way and there’s no time to waste. Incorrigibles, come!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood