How to Use talk over in a Sentence

talk over

verb
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  • There has been a lot of talk over the last 12 months, even two years.
    — Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 6 Aug. 2024
  • DirecTV and Dish have held on-and-off talks over the years.
    — Reuters, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The United States also played a large role in the talks over the course of the past six weeks.
    — Susannah George, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Liu’s Ken jumps at the chance to talk over the entire movie in a bid to impress her.
    — Time, 21 July 2023
  • For now, David and his mother talk over the phone at least daily.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2021
  • And then forcing Vivek Ramaswamy to try to talk over him.
    — By aaron Zitner, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Ask to talk over the phone for no more than 20 minutes, said Spira.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The pair talked over turkey, and her friend told Kravitz to check out Gou’s music.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The noise is hard to talk over at full wail, but the sounds are comfortable at cruising speeds.
    — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Members of the group now talk over Zoom once a month, Mr. Peterson said.
    — Mark Maurer, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
  • In 2022 it was announced that Sherri Shepherd would talk over the show as host.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Even Rhaenyra, who is the Queen, has to contend with her male council talking over and around her.
    — Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 29 July 2024
  • Since the November swap, talks over a hostage release had stalled.
    — Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The two sides figure to revisit talks over the coming weeks.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Biden and Manchin talked over the phone in March 2021, when the president urged the senator to back Biden’s first major bill.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Burns toured the Middle East over the past several days trying to push talks over the finish line.
    — Leo Sands, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Qatar said this threatens to undermine talks over a new deal.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • When the future congressman returned to Brazil, Silvério said,the two would talk over beers about the old times.
    — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Markets talk over government again, which is the point.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The two talked over FaceTime, where Rob went over what was on Dream's list of ideas for her celebration.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • Progress before now has been limited in a series of on-off talks over months.
    — Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Invite your friends over to have a listening party or text out some links and talk over Zoom.
    — Linh Ta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2021
  • A lot has happened in the years since and, never prone to small talk, Willa and Bill quickly progress to large talk over the course of the night that they’re stranded alone in the airport.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • In the meeting, the two sides appear to have resolved some of the pending issues on AI, which has become the central focus of the talks over the last 10 days.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023
  • As the conversation progressed, Harris started to flip the script, raise her voice and talk over Baier to get her points across.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
  • On today's 5 Things podcast, the U.S. and Iran hold informal talks over a new agreement.
    — USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • Almost all people have some sort of neurosis to talk over.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2024
  • The event begins shakily, with Ava and Crystal talking over each other to grab ahold of the spotlight.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
  • If urgency or fear are part of the equation, make sure to call a loved one to talk over what’s going on before sending any cash.
    — Melkorka Licea, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
  • And more of a feeling of messiness and people talking over each other and dialogue that feels a little bit more off the cuff.
    — Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024

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