talk over
verb
talked over; talking over; talks over
: to review or consider in conversation : discuss
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Examples of talk over in a Sentence
your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip
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At a party thrown in a Soho loft by The Free Press, a professional, politically mixed crowd talked over McDonald’s Big Macs, cheeseburgers, and Brat cocktails.
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Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
There has been lots of talk over the years on shows like Survivor and Big Brother from women about forming alliances, but the vast majority of it has been just that — talk.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
People talked over each other without listening to understand different perspectives.
—Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The China dichotomy: amorphous stimulus talk over the weekend versus its military conducting blockade drills near Taiwan.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
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Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
There has been lots of talk over the years on shows like Survivor and Big Brother from women about forming alliances, but the vast majority of it has been just that — talk.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
People talked over each other without listening to understand different perspectives.
—Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The China dichotomy: amorphous stimulus talk over the weekend versus its military conducting blockade drills near Taiwan.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for talk over
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20over. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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