Small Talk

‘On social occasions, small talk on neutral topics is appropriate and modest gifts are given.’

‘I'm never very good in those situations - polite small talk doesn't agree with me.’

‘He smiled as he set down a tray of mugs in front of a few ladies, who giggled at him and made polite small talk.’

‘He had made polite small talk with her, and that seemed to be about it.’

‘He saw his entire marriage, spent without conversation beyond small talk and bickering.’

‘What distracted me the most yesterday, despite the sadness of the occasion, was the type of small talk that was going on.’

‘India is so consumed with cricket that most conversation about the game is actually small talk.’

‘The awkward small talk is as communicatively insipid as the first time you asked someone out on a date.’

‘As small talk so often does, the chatter turned to the subject of accidental shootings.’

‘Without having been introduced and before the usual small talk, they struck up a conversation about it.’

‘After that we talked some small talk, then I hung up and went back to sleep.’

‘The inanity, the empty politeness of small talk is revealed by its absence.’

‘Pleasant evening, but we don't actually know anyone there, and small talk isn't coming easy for some reason.’

‘Except he doesn't do small talk and he is not stretching his legs.’

‘A lot of small talk was taking place and they continued to smoke more herb.’

‘See that scene after he first arrives wherein the four ex-pats sit and try to make small talk with him, only for it to fail at every turn.’

‘You may recall that Carlo was wont to give Wayne, the delivery boy, a cup of coffee and make small talk about root vegetables.’

‘For now, make small talk in the locker room or ask someone to be your drill partner.’

‘Anthony was trying to make small talk and chuckled, hoping that Johnson would remember him.’

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