talk of
phrasal verb
talked of; talking of; talks of
: to speak or write about (someone or something) : to mention (a subject) in speech or writing
It was the first time she talked of going to law school.
She never talks of her suffering during the war.
In the letter, he talked of feeling ill.
(British) Talking of Jill, where is she?
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President Trump’s dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and talk of ending our foreign broadcasts (by Elon Musk, among others) would open large channels of global influence that China is all too willing and increasingly able to fill.
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Al Pessin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
The next time there is generational pain among the marginalized — and trust me, there will be a next time — don’t come to us with your empty talk of change.
—John Ridley, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
All this talk of Kentucky getting a three-seed in the tourney is crazy...give that to the MISSOURI TIGERS!
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Fifty-two years later, tolls are higher than ever, and there’s no talk of eliminating them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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Al Pessin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
The next time there is generational pain among the marginalized — and trust me, there will be a next time — don’t come to us with your empty talk of change.
—John Ridley, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
All this talk of Kentucky getting a three-seed in the tourney is crazy...give that to the MISSOURI TIGERS!
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Fifty-two years later, tolls are higher than ever, and there’s no talk of eliminating them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for talk of
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“Talk of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20of. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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