How to Use chat in a Sentence
- We chatted about our plans for the summer.
- She stayed up all night chatting with her friends online.
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Vogue caught up with the star to chat about her new chapter.
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Hannah Summerhill,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2024
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In the copter on the way back, CT and Kate chat about the upcoming roundtable.
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Ej Dickson,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2024
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In the video, Eminem leans over in his seat at one point to chat with Hailie, 28.
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Daniela Avila,
Peoplemag,
17 Jan. 2024
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The two chatted on the sidelines and swapped phone numbers.
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Rosalie R. Radomsky,
New York Times,
5 May 2023
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My brother calls me before an iPhone event to chat about the phones.
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Alex Cranz,
The Verge,
29 Oct. 2023
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In both, too, a guy lies in a bath and soaks, like a tea bag, while chatting to his lover.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2023
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Sean and Rachel kissed after chatting on a daybed, as did Jess and Blake.
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Dana Rose Falcone,
Peoplemag,
29 Sep. 2023
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Most of the other boats took off but the Bryers decided to stick around and chat.
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Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
30 Aug. 2023
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Bartenders chat with guests while servers bustle about with trays of food and drinks.
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The Arizona Republic,
26 Feb. 2024
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Meta first launched world chat in a limited way in June.
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Jay Peters,
The Verge,
3 Oct. 2023
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Well, thanks for taking the time to chat, no pun intended.
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Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
8 Jan. 2024
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As for passing the time, folks catch up with their studies, make friendship bracelets, and chat.
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Diego Nicolás Argüello,
Pitchfork,
2 Nov. 2023
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Some of those facts led me to chat with the writer Alexander Chee to see if we were related.
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Jae-Ha Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2023
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But yeah, thank you so much for coming on and chatting with us today.
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IEEE Spectrum,
1 Nov. 2023
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Graham and Buffett were chatting backstage when the singer brought up the plight of the manatee.
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Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2023
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But the two did chat about how Rosheuvel imagined Charlotte’s younger life over drinks.
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Helena Andrews-Dyer,
Washington Post,
5 May 2023
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The students pushed back from their desks and lined up to have their books signed by Orange, who took a moment to chat with each one.
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Elisabeth Egan,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2024
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She was seen chatting and posing for pictures with guests and fans.
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Quinci Legardye,
Harper's BAZAAR,
8 May 2023
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Text the group chat and get packing because here’s exactly how to find cheap flights.
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Leah Campano,
Seventeen,
5 June 2023
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Meanwhile, the help line specialist, who was on hold while Lynn spoke with the crisis team, got back on the phone and chatted some more.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
27 July 2023
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The racers chatted with Frith for a few minutes and quietly hauled their boats out of the water.
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Max Ufberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2023
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The pair had chatted for a special episode of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums podcast a few years ago.
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Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2024
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In the kitchen, people stood chatting: the daily bus to New York had been cancelled, owing to bad weather.
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Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2024
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The rest of the family can be seen chatting and laughing over drinks and a charcuterie board, next to a campfire.
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Jonah Valdez,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Nov. 2023
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The two often chatted in the school hallways and in the mornings, when Cedeno stood outside the school to greet students.
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Christina Maxouris,
CNN,
31 Oct. 2023
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In a video capturing the moment, Del Rey can be heard chatting with someone up front.
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Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
30 May 2023
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Finn, aiming to distract, tries to get Max to chat about childhood memories and the Cubs’ World Series prospects.
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Maggie Doherty,
The New Republic,
16 June 2023
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Golf carts passed by him as residents ran errands or stopped to chat with others.
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WSJ,
30 Aug. 2023
- We enjoyed a chat over coffee.
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Sign up here to receive an email right as the chat is about to start.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
29 Mar. 2024
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My favorite part of the chat: Chandler chalks out the Coryell route tree.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Nov. 2023
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On his work chat, the 41-year-old messages his colleagues day and night.
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Matt Burgess,
WIRED,
30 Aug. 2023
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Co-host Michal Lev-Ram joins for the pre-interview chat.
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Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
15 Nov. 2023
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The chats appear to show the mother instructing her daughter about how to take the pills.
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Dhruv Mehrotra,
WIRED,
15 July 2023
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The Free plan only offers email support and no live chat.
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Gabriel Zamora,
PCMAG,
31 Jan. 2024
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Discord didn’t respond to a request for comment about the chat.
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Davey Alba,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2023
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Hester would often call on a video chat, holding the phone up to whoever was in the room.
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Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2023
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The girls’ group chat, which had been a flurry of activity, went silent.
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Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2024
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Her joke was well-received by some fans but not so much by others who want to be taken out of the group chat.
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Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2024
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Carter sent a message to a group chat with several of his teammates.
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Kyle Neddenriep,
The Indianapolis Star,
23 Aug. 2023
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End-to-end encryption for group chats will continue to be opt-in for now.
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Lily Hay Newman,
WIRED,
7 Dec. 2023
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During video chats, Tyrone asked the girl multiple times to take off her clothes and pose nude for him.
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Tresa Baldas,
USA TODAY,
28 Apr. 2023
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Who can stifle a snicker at the monster’s first chat with his creator?
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
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With so much cat chatter surrounding the Gala, Choupette herself had to enter the chat.
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Michelle Lee,
Peoplemag,
5 May 2023
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One with all the bells and whistles: texting, video chat, social media.
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Sona Charaipotra,
Parents,
13 Sep. 2023
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Best Actor nominee Domingo shared a hug and a chat in the lobby.
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Topher Gauk-Roger,
Peoplemag,
13 Feb. 2024
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Taurus Taurus’ might be the most elegant friend in your group chat.
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Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
4 Jan. 2024
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The local chat group is alive with questions: Why doesn’t our village have an air alert system?
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Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 May 2023
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Williams, throughout our chat, ends up talking openly and warmly, not guarded, and in the end, gives me a hug once we’re done.
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Essence,
1 Nov. 2023
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Church had also scheduled a one-on-one chat with Cockett for later that day.
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Courtney Tanner,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
21 Aug. 2023
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At the first of 10 online sessions last January, hardened growers went off in the course’s chat box.
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Wesley Parnell,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2024
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Fans in the Weverse chat defended the BTS member’s choice to share the emotional song.
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Anna Chan,
Billboard,
31 Aug. 2023
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This can be a group chat with a few friends, a monthly brunch with colleagues, or a formal group designed for support.
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Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
20 June 2023
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This Year The two then appeared to have a quick chat before posing together for a sweet photo.
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Gabrielle Rockson,
Peoplemag,
30 Jan. 2024
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But once ironing enters the chat, things can get trickier.
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Helen Carefoot,
Washington Post,
3 Apr. 2024
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When local staff are unable to reply to texts and chats they are answered by staff outside of Alaska.
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Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority,
Anchorage Daily News,
26 May 2023
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During Sunday night’s episode, the couple had a heart-to-heart chat that got their relationship back on track.
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Kelly Wynne,
Peoplemag,
21 Aug. 2023
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The video had circulated in a private group chat of gay men in politics.
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Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
23 Dec. 2023
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