talk of the town
Example Sentences
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“Even if the U.S. doesn’t intervene in Greenland, this whole talk of the town about Greenland already represents a very powerful message to Moscow,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Mendieta was in his mid-20s when Valencia, for two years, were the talk of the town.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
This paralyzing dread was suddenly the talk of the town — but it has also, very noticeably, remained absent in some circles.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024
As rusty as several of the satellite dishes themselves, the project, once the talk of the town, has seemingly been relegated to a footnote in China's soft-power outreach.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024
He was, she told him, becoming quite the talk of the town.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
