chitchat

Example Sentences

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The school system’s chief financial officer, for example, doesn’t want to chitchat and won’t share data until he knows what you’ll do with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

And since coverage in parks is rare—a tree sometimes—all the skaters usually huddle in the same shady place, making chitchat inevitable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2025

I knocked and walked into the room, starting with the usual idle chitchat.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Normally, this would’ve been her cue to stall for time with some clever Athena-like chitchat.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan