palaver

Example Sentences

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Kéré’s strong affinity for his native land informs his practice — he references local symbols like the baobab or palaver tree; a traditional blue boubou garment he wore as a child.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022

Perhaps one upside of the palaver is that Radnor residents have become more politically engaged.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2021

It's all such a palaver - washing everything and making sure it's all hygienic.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2020

The subject of minimalism is rife with mental thickets like this, even without art-world palaver to muddy the waters.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2020

"And now our palaver is finished," I said.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison