How to Use chat in a Sentence

chat

1 of 2 verb
  • We chatted about our plans for the summer.
  • She stayed up all night chatting with her friends online.
  • Vogue caught up with the star to chat about her new chapter.
    Hannah Summerhill, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
  • In the copter on the way back, CT and Kate chat about the upcoming roundtable.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In the video, Eminem leans over in his seat at one point to chat with Hailie, 28.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The two chatted on the sidelines and swapped phone numbers.
    Rosalie R. Radomsky, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • My brother calls me before an iPhone event to chat about the phones.
    Alex Cranz, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2023
  • In both, too, a guy lies in a bath and soaks, like a tea bag, while chatting to his lover.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Sean and Rachel kissed after chatting on a daybed, as did Jess and Blake.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Most of the other boats took off but the Bryers decided to stick around and chat.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Bartenders chat with guests while servers bustle about with trays of food and drinks.
    The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Meta first launched world chat in a limited way in June.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Well, thanks for taking the time to chat, no pun intended.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2024
  • As for passing the time, folks catch up with their studies, make friendship bracelets, and chat.
    Diego Nicolás Argüello, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Some of those facts led me to chat with the writer Alexander Chee to see if we were related.
    Jae-Ha Kim, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • But yeah, thank you so much for coming on and chatting with us today.
    IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Graham and Buffett were chatting backstage when the singer brought up the plight of the manatee.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
  • But the two did chat about how Rosheuvel imagined Charlotte’s younger life over drinks.
    Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • The students pushed back from their desks and lined up to have their books signed by Orange, who took a moment to chat with each one.
    Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • She was seen chatting and posing for pictures with guests and fans.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
  • Text the group chat and get packing because here’s exactly how to find cheap flights.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 5 June 2023
  • Meanwhile, the help line specialist, who was on hold while Lynn spoke with the crisis team, got back on the phone and chatted some more.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
  • The racers chatted with Frith for a few minutes and quietly hauled their boats out of the water.
    Max Ufberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
  • The pair had chatted for a special episode of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums podcast a few years ago.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
  • In the kitchen, people stood chatting: the daily bus to New York had been cancelled, owing to bad weather.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The rest of the family can be seen chatting and laughing over drinks and a charcuterie board, next to a campfire.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The two often chatted in the school hallways and in the mornings, when Cedeno stood outside the school to greet students.
    Christina Maxouris, CNN, 31 Oct. 2023
  • In a video capturing the moment, Del Rey can be heard chatting with someone up front.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 May 2023
  • Finn, aiming to distract, tries to get Max to chat about childhood memories and the Cubs’ World Series prospects.
    Maggie Doherty, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
  • On the 11th floor, employees and council members chatted quietly in the hallways as the demonstration went on.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
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chat

2 of 2 noun
  • We enjoyed a chat over coffee.
  • Sign up here to receive an email right as the chat is about to start.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
  • My favorite part of the chat: Chandler chalks out the Coryell route tree.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
  • On his work chat, the 41-year-old messages his colleagues day and night.
    Matt Burgess, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Co-host Michal Lev-Ram joins for the pre-interview chat.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The chats appear to show the mother instructing her daughter about how to take the pills.
    Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • The Free plan only offers email support and no live chat.
    Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Discord didn’t respond to a request for comment about the chat.
    Davey Alba, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Hester would often call on a video chat, holding the phone up to whoever was in the room.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • The girls’ group chat, which had been a flurry of activity, went silent.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Her joke was well-received by some fans but not so much by others who want to be taken out of the group chat.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Carter sent a message to a group chat with several of his teammates.
    Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2023
  • End-to-end encryption for group chats will continue to be opt-in for now.
    Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2023
  • During video chats, Tyrone asked the girl multiple times to take off her clothes and pose nude for him.
    Tresa Baldas, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Who can stifle a snicker at the monster’s first chat with his creator?
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
  • With so much cat chatter surrounding the Gala, Choupette herself had to enter the chat.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
  • One with all the bells and whistles: texting, video chat, social media.
    Sona Charaipotra, Parents, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Best Actor nominee Domingo shared a hug and a chat in the lobby.
    Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Taurus Taurus’ might be the most elegant friend in your group chat.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The local chat group is alive with questions: Why doesn’t our village have an air alert system?
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
  • Williams, throughout our chat, ends up talking openly and warmly, not guarded, and in the end, gives me a hug once we’re done.
    Essence, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Church had also scheduled a one-on-one chat with Cockett for later that day.
    Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • At the first of 10 online sessions last January, hardened growers went off in the course’s chat box.
    Wesley Parnell, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Fans in the Weverse chat defended the BTS member’s choice to share the emotional song.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
  • This can be a group chat with a few friends, a monthly brunch with colleagues, or a formal group designed for support.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 June 2023
  • This Year The two then appeared to have a quick chat before posing together for a sweet photo.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But once ironing enters the chat, things can get trickier.
    Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
  • When local staff are unable to reply to texts and chats they are answered by staff outside of Alaska.
    Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
  • In that case, Instagram also will display a message encouraging users not to feel pressure to respond, with an option to block the sender and report the chat.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Many of the BBSes were standard tech-nerd fare—chats where users would discuss pirating software or gossip about buzzy new product releases.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024

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