swap stories

idiom

informal

: to tell stories to each other

We spent some time swapping stories about our college days.

Examples of swap stories in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the moon and Mercury align, swap stories and share sentiments with a partner. —

USA TODAY, 10 May 2024 At the end of the day, everyone comes together to swap stories around the campfire before retiring to cozy cabins for a restful slumber. —

Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024 The camp is attended by a private staff, who cook meals over a campfire, swap stories about life in the bush, and can help chase away any errant hippos that might wander by. —

Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2024 Do the families of former presidents socialize and swap stories? —

Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2023 Feel free to swap stories, but always verify where your sources of information are coming from. —

Pamela Appea, Parents, 30 Jan. 2024 Private, commercial, USGS and National Park Service boaters gather there to swap stories and information. —

Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024 The 1993 film is set in San Francisco, where four Chinese-American women, along with their Chinese immigrant mothers, gather to play Mahjong and swap stories that are full of happiness, hardship and the culture clashes that arise between generations. —

Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023 While vacationing in the Swamp, guests will have the chance to stay up late, swap stories, and eat like an ogre — because in the morning, Donkey’s making waffles! —

Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023

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