How to Use conversation in a Sentence

conversation

noun
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  • She's skilled in the art of conversation.
  • We had a conversation by e-mail.
  • The topic came up in conversation.
  • They were so deep in conversation that they barely noticed me.
  • He kept trying to engage me in conversation.
  • Do you remember our conversation about that new movie?
  • They were engaged in a lengthy conversation about politics.
  • We got into a long conversation about his behavior.
  • Watch the video above to hear the conversation in full.
    — Rachaell Davis, Essence, 5 Apr. 2022
  • The split will help to keep the show in the public conversation longer.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
  • Watch it below and read the main points of the conversation here.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 4 June 2021
  • And of course the kids can't exit the conversation and run off to their room.
    — Marc Silver, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
  • And if the Tide are part of this conversation, all bets are off.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Think of this list as a conversation starter and not a food fight.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 27 June 2023
  • But the city isn’t quite ready to have that conversation.
    — Keith Gessen, Curbed, 10 May 2021
  • Baker’s conversation with the judge turned to the black bull.
    — Susan Carroll, NBC News, 22 July 2022
  • Watch the video above for more of our conversation with Ersek.
    — Susie Gharib, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Wu says it’s a conversation that’s bound to play out over the next decade or two.
    — Declan Harty, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Explore new places to eat and drink and let the conversation flow.
    — Courtney McLaughlin, charlotteobserver, 1 Nov. 2017
  • And maybe that’s why this conversation has to feel like that as well.
    — New York Times, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Plants were the star of the conversation, but the daters had time to share their thoughts about quarantine.
    — Damona Hoffman, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020
  • So that’s the most that’s happened in terms of that conversation.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2022
  • At the gathering, the two spent the whole evening in non-stop conversation.
    — Francesca Street, CNN, 28 Oct. 2021
  • For the first time during the conversation, Perez clams up.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 29 Mar. 2023
  • All of that is in the conversation more than in the volume of the conversation.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The newsman knew Michael and could see he was lost in conversation.
    — Elon Green, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2021
  • What’s the best way to have the difficult conversation with your phone?
    — Andrea Kane, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
  • What’s wrong with the sounds of breakfast and conversation?
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 June 2022
  • But that’s where the states are going to have conversations.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Ah, man, that would be a longer conversation that is above our pay grade.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2023

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