table talk
noun
: informal conversation at or as if at a dining table
especially
: the social talk of a celebrity recorded for publication
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Examples of table talk in a Sentence
he thought he weathered the table talk over dinner with his future in-laws rather well
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Each monthly box includes three recipe guides, skill lessons, a kitchen tool, a kitchen project, an apron patch, table talk cards, and a grocery list.
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Jessica Booth, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Almost everything about Thanksgiving, from travel to table talk about politics, has the potential to become fraught.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
This might also be a good year for a little table talk about hunger — about how a lot of households, even many living above the poverty line, struggle to meet their nutritional needs.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
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Jessica Booth, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
Almost everything about Thanksgiving, from travel to table talk about politics, has the potential to become fraught.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
This might also be a good year for a little table talk about hunger — about how a lot of households, even many living above the poverty line, struggle to meet their nutritional needs.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
Wednesday's cartoons - table talk, tricks not treats, and more
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By The Week US
published 3 hours ago
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Escape your echo chamber.
—The Week Us, theweek, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for table talk
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“Table talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20talk. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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