How to Use converse in a Sentence

converse

1 of 2 verb
  • Ya’fur was the name of the donkey that the Prophet Muhammad is said to have ridden and conversed with.
    Franz Lidz Samuel Aranda, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
  • With cash in one hand and her phone in the other, the Back in Action star, 50, flashed a megawatt smile as the two conversed.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
  • So that kind of met his match in terms of being able to converse on those kinds of issues.
    Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The duo then had their dolls converse with each other, much to the delight of the audience.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2023
  • To help converse this unique species, laws have passed in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 8 July 2022
  • Some can converse in dozens of languages — or at least that’s what their videos would lead you to believe.
    New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The thing is, Harbaugh’s just as apt to converse with a practice squad player as with Beckham.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Kristen goes down [to converse with the competing chefs in the kitchen arena] and gets the backstory.
    Laura Manske, Forbes, 12 June 2022
  • People were talking to their seatmates and not afraid to converse, laugh, and connect.
    Bobby Laurie, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Other guests, in the tradition of Troutbeck, may simply want to sit back and converse over a meal.
    Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • An interview with more than 20 funeral homes found many were too busy to talk, with some too busy to even converse on the phone.
    Garfield Hylton, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Set up Google Alerts to receive information and be ready to converse with your client on the latest.
    Yec, Forbes, 19 May 2022
  • The lay out was spaced out so guests could easily converse and the energy can keep flowing.
    Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The simplest solution would be to delete the app and find some real-life person to converse with instead.
    Meghan O'Gieblyn, Wired, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Alex, new to the country, did not speak English and conversed with his brother in their native language.
    David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Some tried to converse with Azubuike in French, only to discover that language was just as foreign to him.
    Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
  • If the critique at first blush seems lacking in punch, continue to iterate and converse with the AI app.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Make that unpleasant hit-or-miss process a thing of the past with a Ring Video Doorbell, which enables you to converse with anyone who comes to your front door.
    PCMAG, 25 Nov. 2022
  • We’re splayed out on the grass, each of us in front of full-length mirrors, having just conversed, out loud, with our reflections for three minutes.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • These images are then shared or used to cultivate a fake online persona to converse with kids and earn their trust.
    Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, 29 June 2023
  • Even during screen time there is an emphasis on getting the kids to converse with each other.
    Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • And while the script is awash in ludicrous dialogue, Dante winds up with all the good lines, even while doing his nails and conversing with corpses.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • The ladies were seen smiling and conversing alongside Swift’s father Scott.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The Geologic Time Scale -- all 4.56 billion years of it -- is the way Earth scientists converse about time.
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
  • People milled about and casually conversed or went to the concession stand for a hot dog.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Few things in life spark the imagination quite like the idea of being able to converse with organisms of a different species.
    Tim Brinkhof, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022
  • She was also seen conversing with figures at the luncheon.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2023
  • His good pal Tamberi, staring and speechless as the track official began to converse with Barshim, held no Olympic medals.
    BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Ohtani and Dodgers coaches have conversed more directly in the dugout and the clubhouse, according to multiple coaches.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The new Stack Overflow deal comes just a week after Google reached a licensing agreement to hoover up data from Reddit, the discussion forums operator, whose content has helped chatbots’ ability to converse.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
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converse

2 of 2 noun
  • They conversed quietly in the corner of the room.
  • At home we often converse in Spanish.
  • The delicate blooms converse with the trees and plants just outside the window.
    Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 13 May 2022
  • The healthy converse through computer screens, smile under face masks from six feet away.
    Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Sterling matches her dad's NFL uniform with a red bow and tiny red converse.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The two converse in Arabic for a minute before Chammaa jumps up and puts a hand to her chest, visibly aghast.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Led to the court, Hoichi hears sounds of feet hurrying, and screens sliding, and rain-doors opening, and voices of women in converse.
    Christopher Carroll, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2021
  • The Egyptian ministry of tourism and antiquities said the tongue was meant to help the deceased converse with Osiris on their way to the afterlife.
    Jacey Fortin, Star Tribune, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Here, a mother and child converse in 'aftertime' after the child dies by suicide.
    Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 25 May 2021
  • For their looks, Mariah wore a black dress, while her daughter opted for a sparkly skirt, black converse and a leather jacket.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2022
  • These are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting.
    NBC News, 12 June 2022
  • Made up of two rooms, the first is lined with converse in every color imaginable, as well as cowboy boots, flannels, jeans, and denim jackets.
    Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2020
  • From Kamala Harris' converse to Hillary Clinton's pantsuits, everyone had an opinion.
    USA Today, 14 May 2021
  • Candidates for admission are expected to sit down with the admissions committee and converse -- not lecture -- for at least half an hour.
    Bryan A. Garner, National Review, 14 July 2022
  • During the flight to Washington, the bride switched from white strappy stilettos to a pair of light blue hightop converse sneakers, decorated with fake flowers to match her bouquet of sunflowers, daisies and red roses.
    New York Times, 7 Nov. 2020
  • For the performance however, Gaga stripped back —literally— by removing all her makeup and opting for a plain black t-shirt, ripped jeans, and platform converse, and chose to perform an acoustic rendition of the song.
    Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Mar. 2023
  • For the next hour, the three converse as Barreto performs his examination, mostly asking Raczkowski questions that Maureen answers.
    Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American, 10 June 2022
  • Rather than speaking over a generic presentation, converse based on the customer’s individual needs and experiences.
    Allbusiness, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • In converse, the orthopedic department's hand surgery volume demonstrated a positive (ie, parallel) correlation (P < 0.001).
    Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2011
  • They conversed quietly in the corner of the room.
  • At home we often converse in Spanish.
  • The delicate blooms converse with the trees and plants just outside the window.
    Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 13 May 2022
  • The healthy converse through computer screens, smile under face masks from six feet away.
    Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Sterling matches her dad's NFL uniform with a red bow and tiny red converse.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The two converse in Arabic for a minute before Chammaa jumps up and puts a hand to her chest, visibly aghast.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Led to the court, Hoichi hears sounds of feet hurrying, and screens sliding, and rain-doors opening, and voices of women in converse.
    Christopher Carroll, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2021
  • The Egyptian ministry of tourism and antiquities said the tongue was meant to help the deceased converse with Osiris on their way to the afterlife.
    Jacey Fortin, Star Tribune, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Here, a mother and child converse in 'aftertime' after the child dies by suicide.
    Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 25 May 2021
  • For their looks, Mariah wore a black dress, while her daughter opted for a sparkly skirt, black converse and a leather jacket.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2022
  • These are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting.
    NBC News, 12 June 2022

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