TALK in a Sentence

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As Mrs. Jennings could talk on no other subject, Elinor soon saw the necessity of preparing Marianne for its discussion.

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 Meanings and Examples of TALK
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
talk
 v.  express in speech
 n.  discussion
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "Don't talk so much, old sport," commanded Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
2  I think that he would have acknowledged anything, now, without reserve, but he wanted to talk about Daisy.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
3  Her one baby-voice served a multitude of imaginary personages, old and young, to talk withal.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In VI. PEARL
4  My dear friend," cried Lucy, as soon as they were by themselves, "I come to talk to you of my happiness.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 35
5  You shan't talk me out of my satisfaction.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 35
6  As Mrs. Jennings could talk on no other subject, Elinor soon saw the necessity of preparing Marianne for its discussion.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 37
7  Well, my dear, I must be gone before I have had half my talk out.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 40
8  He would talk in a cheerful accent, with an expression of goodness that bestowed pleasure even upon me.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
9  Long before I was enough recovered to talk, I was perfectly able to reflect.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 46
10  If you talk of strength," said Mr. Jaggers, "I'll show you a wrist.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXVI
11  We talk of you in the kitchen every night, and wonder what you are saying and doing.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXVII
12  So I said I would go into the outer office and talk to Wemmick.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXVI
13  He was a smooth one to talk, and was a dab at the ways of gentlefolks.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XLII
14  More composure came to me after a while, and we talked as we used to talk, lying on the grass at the old Battery.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter LVII
15  Windy donkey as he was, it really amazed me that he could have the face to talk thus to mine.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter LVIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  Preachers can talk but never teach, Unless they practise what they preach.
17  Don't talk about business while we are dining.
18  His strange behavior is the talk of the town.
19  Young mothers talk a mile a minute over their babies.
20  Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.
21  The class separated into several smaller groups to talk about the subject.
22  Despite his aversion to publicity, Arnold was persuaded to talk to the press.
23  Some children find it difficult to talk to adults.
24  When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don't quibble over the appetizers.
25  The entire committee will talk over the proposal.
26  His talk will examine the wider implications of the Internet revolution.
27  In nature there are no groundless talk, the earth will not form.
28  Busy collecting bees, not in front of people talk with eloquence.
29  Let's talk seriously about your future.
30  You're not allowed to talk during the exam.