How to Use talk in a Sentence

talk

1 of 2 verb
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  • Both sides in the dispute are now willing to talk.
  • He loves to hear himself talk.
  • We talked on the phone until midnight.
  • She never talks at the meetings.
  • I think she's talking a lot of nonsense.
  • He did most of the talking during dinner.
  • She had laryngitis and couldn't talk.
  • They are in the conference room talking business.
  • I can't talk right now. I'm running late.
  • They were talking in Spanish.
  • To not have to scream to the back row for eight shows a week and just talk?
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Brown talked to the Ringer in January and the Times in March.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Reed talked about the chance for that bill and the overall outlook.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The duo have long talked in the press about doing a sequel.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Now somebody needs to talk to Joe (Dominguez) about it.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • What seemed cold and remote and jerky about them back in the day—now, that’s just the way people talk.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2023
  • Maybe everything was grand, and then there was a regime change, and the new boss won’t talk to you.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Take care of yourself, talk to someone and let the answers come to you.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Adam, for his part, is ecstatic to talk to both of them.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The most important part is to take the time to talk and agree on what your boundaries will be.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • And make one calm and kind attempt to talk boycotters from your side of the family off the ledge.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Someone was telling me to stick my butt out and jive talk and walk around and stick your lip out and bug your eyes.
    — Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • What a spinoff for my character might look like The angry one that gets to talk a lot.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
  • For the rest of the day, Votto is in the clubhouse talking to his teammates about hitting.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 June 2023
  • When she’s asked to talk dirty — and mean — and guys casually throw chunks of cash her way.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The two men met at a New York church where King was speaking and retired after the event to a basement room to talk.
    — John Blake, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The woman continued to talk, and my daughters soon joined in.
    — New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Someone else hadn't talked to their childhood best friend in a while and wanted the fairies to say hello to her.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2023
  • Very few people have talked to the President about his son.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Young left the apartment, and the niece told her ex in a cellphone conversation not to talk to Young.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
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talk

2 of 2 noun
  • And so, her part of the talk will be about her process in writing this book.
    — Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Three days of talks are scheduled between the two sides.
    — Frank Jordans, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • There was no talk from Day about the possessions, and the lack thereof.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
  • This is not the first time Senate border talks have stalled.
    — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
  • So, that kind of talk is seventh grade, and sophomoric and does not serve us.
    — ABC News, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The talks have been extended two times and are set to restart on Monday.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Haven’t had a single talk with a single actor about the role.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023
  • She was pulled into the jet stream of talks and NPR cameos and consulting projects.
    — Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • There’s lots of talk to support the Texans going QB at 2.
    — Stephanie Stradley, Chron, 10 Apr. 2023
  • But the sides haven’t been able to strike a deal in nine months of on-and-off talks, and Wilkins’ market has only increased over that time.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In March 2022, a series of official peace talks failed.
    — Isobel Koshiw, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The sports talk series has been a part of the premium cabler’s lineup for 29 years.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Several members of the Lacks family were in on the talks.
    — Lea Skene, Fortune Well, 1 Aug. 2023
  • But my friend who bounces off the ceiling and talks constantly leaves me zapped in about 10 minutes.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Fain said Ford was spared last week because of progress in talks with that company.
    — Marley Jay, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Sources say scheduling is a factor in whether the deal will work out, and the current status of the talks is unclear.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2023
  • That doesn’t mean talks between the Cardinals and Dodgers didn’t happen.
    — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
  • The key stumbling block in the actors talks is a proposal to share in the revenue of streaming platforms.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In the last round of talks in Paris, talks stalled for about two days as some countries hampered discussions.
    — Jennifer McDermott and Carlos Mureithi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Have you personally been involved in these talks, and what's the status of these talks?
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • In the past three years, she’s been in talks with producers from several home and style networks.
    — Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Find a list of upcoming performances, talks and events at this link.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Other outlets are in talks with AI companies to strike their own deals, too.
    — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023
  • One place where this kind of talk can be especially prominent is the gym.
    — Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, traveled to Cairo for talks on the war, part of a flurry of diplomacy.
    — Josef Federman, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The issue of a temporary pause vs. a permanent end to the fighting led to last weekend’s breakdown of talks held in Cairo.
    — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • In the summer of 2006, Zaslav began talks to take over Discovery.
    — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Ford was spared from that expansion because talks with the union were progressing then.
    — Tom Krisher and David Koenig The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
  • That Kaiser’s engagement in talks with the unions increased after the strike suggests that the unions’ actions made a big difference.
    — Michael McQuarrie, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
  • But amid all the tough talk, Lukashenko reiterated his reluctance to get involved in the war.
    — Francesca Ebel and Natalia Abbakumova, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023

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